Sentence examples for were demanded from inspiring English sources
verb
To request forcefully.
- I demand to see the manager.
Good grades were demanded of his girls.
(Apologies were demanded and regrets were proffered).
Resignations were demanded from three others, including Betsy West, a senior vice president.
Three participants in drag were arrested, a photographer was detained, and statements were demanded from others.
In some cases, additional taxes were demanded based on project type or size.
It is hard to prove that reports about Iraq's harboring weapons of mass destruction were demanded.
Both those divestments were demanded by the EU as a result of the taxpayer bailouts.
Kickbacks in the form of free work in developers' private homes were demanded.
The dismissals were demanded by Prime Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev, who had threatened to resign.
Both bills had bipartisan support, and both were demanded by President Obama.
They were admitted to every restaurant except one, where their diplomatic credentials were demanded.
