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

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

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

"He was quite amenable, very nice and a believable bloke," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

One prevailing thought is that “the joining” is a metaphor for AI creating a world where all individual thought and creativity are synthesized into a single, amenable voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

He was not very knowledgeable about the ANC nor was he an experienced activist, but he was respectable, and amenable to our program.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela