amenable

Example Sentences

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Learning that he “was not amenable to removal,” the agents dropped him off at a coffee shop without informing his attorneys or family.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

U.S. officials were familiar with Rodriguez’s career and understood that she would potentially be amenable to a working relationship, an administration official said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

There are other players in the regime who may not prove as amenable.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

Sources on the Skaggs family legal team said they were amenable to a settlement to eliminate the chance of the jury determining the Angels weren’t responsible for Skaggs’ death and denying any award.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

The new man in charge of the Midway, Sol Bloom, had struck like a bolt of lightning and seemed amenable to just about anything—the more novel and startling the better.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson