How to Use concession in a Sentence

concession

noun
  • We are waiting for his concession of the election.
  • The candidate made an emotional concession speech when it was clear that he had lost.
  • The strikers have won some important concessions from the company.
  • No snow balls or ice cream from the concession stand, though.
    — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 25 Apr. 2021
  • All that got them was a concession speech and a set of steak knives.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2025
  • This is all to say that road life doesn’t have to come with concessions.
    — Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 10 May 2018
  • Was that a concession to tourists?
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Most of them will see the pitch, the fan zones, and the concession stands.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The girls team will sell concessions.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Skulls lie atop the concession stand.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This seems to be a concession to Iran.
    — CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • To avoid long lines, use the concession stands near home plate or on the third-base line.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022
  • To avoid long lines, go to the concession stands near home plate or on the third-base line.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Are the concession stands clean.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Take a look at the full list of new concessions items below.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The arena's concession stands did not sell beer at the event.
    — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Long enough to stretch outside the store and mesh with the concession lines.
    — Dan Gelston, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2021
  • And that’s just what’s offered at one end of the concession stand.
    — Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2019
  • The campaign has come, but the concessions have not.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • The question is when and who will make concessions.
    — Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Pasquantino even has his own concession stand down the left-field line.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Prices for items sold at the concession stand range from $1 to $8.
    — courant.com, 25 June 2021
  • Once an order is ready, users can just walk up to the concession stand and pick it up.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 16 May 2022
  • And, yes, there still will be concession stands that sell hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Beer, wine and light concessions will be available.
    — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
  • So how many concessions did the US make?
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • There were new players on the ice to cheer, new seats to find and new concession stands to seek.
    — New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The concession stand is a total loss.
    — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Food trucks will be at the site for some events, and light concessions and a cash bar will be available.
    — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2018
  • Rent snorkels from the concession stand to hang with tropical fish and rays.
    — Nicholas Derenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2021

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