How to Use acquiesce in a Sentence
acquiesce
verb- They demanded it, and he acquiesced.
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Zaslav acquiesced to the request, and a copy of the movie was sent over to Cruise.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
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But Notre Dame was not going to fold and acquiesce to their will.
—Ben Baskin, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
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But even she is forced to acquiesce to her father's baser urges.
—ELLE, 6 Apr. 2022
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In the end, most of the Democrats on the panel acquiesced and ended up voting in the markup to advance the bill through committee.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
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The Colts appeared to try to acquiesce as Ebron was targeted a season-high 12 times in the next game.
—Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2019
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An up-or-down vote on the bill was a demand of many lawmakers, and Ryan has acquiesced to put the matter to bed.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 June 2018
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If needed, the team must acquiesce 100% to their advice.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
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There were signs that not all member states would acquiesce.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019
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The school board acquiesced, and the girl, now 15, then drove her parents’ car without a license to take night classes in Niceville.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 1 May 2023
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And when the club acquiesced to his choice for a trade back to the Houston Astros, the two aces earning $43.3 million per season were gone.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
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When Wallace met with Jonathan Smith, the new coach acquiesced to his request to play running back.
—Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 12 Apr. 2018
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When the filmmaker acquiesced, two classics were minted: the film, and the watch itself.
—Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 19 July 2019
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As the chanting grew louder, Davis acquiesced, the suit claims, out of fear her future on the dance team would be harmed otherwise.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2023
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Now that the trade deadline has passed, Dalton has to shift gears, acquiesce to the backup job and support Finley.
—Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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Martin then was a no show for training camp and missed three weeks before the Cowboys acquiesced to his demands.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
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The video shows the 9-year-old fourth grader refusing to do what the adult aid asks, but eventually acquiesce.
—Rayna Reid, Essence, 3 Feb. 2022
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Never mind that Chief Justice John Roberts is unlikely to acquiesce to a move that would bring down the furies on his court.
—William McGurn, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2018
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In the ’90s, the eatery acquiesced to selling its delectable sauces in jars, and Rao’s Specialty Foods was born.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2023
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This is not a time in our history for people to acquiesce to any form of control over things that will affect our lives and the lives of our children.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
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But with all the anger over the current CBA and how teams have simply stopped spending in free agency, the pitch clock isn’t something the players will acquiesce to cheaply.
—Jon Tayler, SI.com, 19 Feb. 2018
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Schumer is thrilled to be amidst her idols, but confused at their willingness to acquiesce in the face of societal pressure.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2015
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The light, then, was fading, but Morocco did not acquiesce.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
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Any moves made by Xi are likely driven by his own aims rather than any desire to acquiesce to Trump's demands.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2017
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The trauma in Israel today should give pause to those thinking that Israel will simply acquiesce to a short tit for tat.
—Natan Sachs, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
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In a bid to become more versatile, Aldridge has acquiesced to the cajoling of coach Gregg Popovich and has begun to look more often for 3-point shots.
—Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 Jan. 2020
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Faced with the likelihood of lawsuits, the NFL acquiesced in late February and allowed juniors to enter the draft.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 22 Apr. 2020
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And the patient, struck by the urgency expressed, will acquiesce and schedule the tests without checking prices.
—WSJ, 27 June 2018
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Four years later, as a President struggling to guide the country through a pandemic, Trump acquiesced to a semblance of debate prep before facing Joe Biden.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 26 June 2024
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The Orioles acquiesced to Adair’s request to be traded early in the 1966 season after rookie Davey Johnson became the starting second baseman.
—Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
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