acquiescing

Example Sentences

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That said, you are not wrong or rude for not acquiescing to their every suggestion.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

And pushed back again when the team insisted and said where to do it, saying: "I'll tell you when we're going to swap" before eventually acquiescing.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Next, is kowtowing, accommodating and acquiescing to the whims and ego of that aging superstar or find yourself gone before your tenure is up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

District Court in Chicago, the club yielded to the threat, eventually even acquiescing to a demand from the mayor to double its payment to $6,000 per month.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

By acquiescing in an act that can cause such suffering to a living creature, who among us is not diminished as a human being?

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson