acquiesce

I’d rather be called a prude than acquiesce to society’s slow drift into vice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

If she knows you are willing to acquiesce to such a significant demand, it will be unlikely to end there.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026

There are no doubt plenty who will acquiesce to their demands.

From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026

"You will be the same person that will castigate us if we acquiesce to accepting Venezuelan prisoners into Nigeria," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

To Ismene, shocking as it was, overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed, nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to acquiesce.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

He is the way he is because, from what I observed, everyone acquiesces to him.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Initially, Ingrid resists, fearful that she lacks the emotional fortitude to be there for Martha, but once she acquiesces, they grow closer during their bittersweet getaway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

Then he acquiesces: "The main aim is to try to make a superhero film in Hollywood."

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023

When Haider acquiesces to his dad’s expectations — he finds a job, and his wife is forced out of hers — the entire home’s stability comes tumbling down.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

"Very well," acquiesces the decorator, "we will make it green."

From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten

He wanted to avoid the mistakes he thought prosecutors had made, chief among them, in his view: They were so eager to show Blake’s motive that they acquiesced to the harsh portrayal of the victim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

He made a case to your grandmother to reduce your inheritance to 10% from one-third and she acquiesced.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Motion Picture Association and the U.S. ambassador to Canada had pressed the country to change the policy, and the government acquiesced late Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

It felt like he had that level of power, and everyone essentially acquiesced and you had this sort of anticipatory obedience.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

The chief extends his hand toward my dad, who takes it in his own—but when I see my dad’s face, he seems almost as surprised as I am that’s he’s acquiesced to this handshake.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

You did not fall in line, and your brother was rewarded for acquiescing, even if he did have his own agenda.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Big banks have already been acquiescing to Musk’s unusual demands, including paying up front for Grok subscriptions, thus juicing SpaceX’s flagging A.I. revenue.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

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

Sewell said he felt Andrew’s self-image was “dependent on the other party acquiescing to the idea that he is the prince.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

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