accept

Example Sentences

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“I tend not to accept the statement by President Trump at face value,” Olmert said from his shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Even with written agreements, your options may be limited: accept the loss or take legal action.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"We will not accept raising the issue of weapons in this crude manner," said Abu Ubaida, whose namesake was killed in an Israeli strike last year.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

"I'm letting him go proudly. I accept it sincerely, even though it is not what I had hoped as a parent," Zulmi's father Iskandarudin told reporters after the funeral.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“When you talk to your dad, do you feel that you can trust him to listen to you and accept you, and that there’s a shared feeling of give and take?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam