How to Use amenable in a Sentence

amenable

adjective

• And when is the last time LeBron has been amenable to such a possibility?
  — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 June 2018
• Half a century ago, politicians seemed particularly amenable to tougher measures if a shooting victim was one of their own.
  — Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2018
• Bosses in some industries report that regulators are less abrasive, indeed amenable.
  — The Economist, 24 May 2018
• And there’s no indication that Republicans in Washington would be amenable to a breakup.
  — Fortune, 10 May 2018
• Most voters, including many Republican voters, are amenable to the idea of making the tax burden more steeply progressive.
  — Reihan Salam, The Atlantic, 29 May 2018
• Has something changed between now and then to make House Republicans more amenable to a speaker candidate that some of them rejected three years ago?
  — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2018
• Fultz sounded amenable to playing in his final public comments of the season, but those comments occurred before Colangelo spoke of needing to talk to him and his agent.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 29 May 2018
• The Chinese also seem to be more amenable to sharing data, which can be a boon for tech companies looking to customize digital experiences.
  — Rani Molla, Recode, 30 May 2018
• By contrast, many religious groups perceive that real estate in the afterlife and divine will on earth are not amenable to division, compromise, or bargaining.
  — Amy Erica Smith, Vox, 18 May 2018
• The president, however, has proven amenable to personal entreaties—especially when celebrities are involved.
  — Emily Jane Fox, The Hive, 30 May 2018
• Another sign of Sanchez’s eagerness to appear amenable to the bloc is the appointment of Josep Borrell as foreign minister.
  — Time, 7 June 2018
• The interest in this meeting, of course, is because of the question of collusion, right, whether Trump associates were amenable or open, receptive to any help from Russian agents.
  — Fox News, 17 May 2018
• Will the team be amenable to uses of the field and the locker rooms?
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
• The trouble is that Mr Lukashenko might not be amenable.
  — Erasmus, The Economist, 21 July 2019
• Tear it down to, to build something that’s more amenable.
  — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022
• That may have made the regime more amenable to his visit.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
• Others were more amenable to the project, pointing to the city’s lack of housing.
  — Téa Kvetenadze, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
• So the Mods were amenable when the group approached them for a full partnership.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
• Although the brand was respected, the wood was not amenable to a sweet sound.
  — Ayla Samli, Longreads, 14 May 2024
• But now, a few things have changed that might make Google more amenable to this kind of feature.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2023
• Moussallem seemed amenable, but then changed his tune, Shaw said.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2021
• Thompson finished fourth in the NBA in 3-point makes and was amenable to the kind of bench role the Warriors will want him in the future.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
• If the Nets are amenable to such a framework, the Sixers have to weigh whether the short-term upside outweighs the long-term risks.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Also, look for their input into how to make the workspace more amenable.
  — John Baldoni, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• Set clear, amenable rules of engagement for video calls.
  — Benoni Tagoe, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2021
• But that doesn't mean that some aspects of the changes dogs have undergone aren't amenable to study.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 June 2019
• That doesn’t mean that all the remaining 37 percent are amenable to full-time WFA.
  — Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 8 Sep. 2020
• The French government, which has a 15% stake in Renault, seemed amenable.
  — The Economist, 6 June 2019
• And many lenders were more amenable to working with customers who fell behind.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 22 July 2024
• Also, people are not going to be amenable to any kind of social distancing.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024