accept

Example Sentences

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A beneficiary might have to bow and scrape like a courtier, or accept treatment as a glorified servant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But what they did not accept was a road where "bits are falling into the river".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“I think growing up here teaches you to accept the small things and appreciate them too, appreciating small businesses and local establishments.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

“I don’t think that the United States is going to be willing to accept significant Iranian control in the form of a toll system,” Meizlish told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

“Once he doesn’t return, she’ll accept it and agree to go.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman