How to Use cooperate in a Sentence

cooperate

verb

• The mother asked the child to put on his pajamas, but the child refused to cooperate.
• The country agreed to cooperate with the other nations on the trade agreement.
• It will be much easier if everyone cooperates.
• Witnesses were willing to cooperate.
• Several organizations cooperated in the relief efforts.
• The challenge is for the parties to cooperate for the sake of the country in meeting both challenges.
  — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Sams went on to state that the president and White House are cooperating with the probe.
  — CBS News, 9 Oct. 2023
• In fact, 2 in 3 workers said a raise would move them to cooperate.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
• Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate.
  — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
• The driver who struck Jones stayed at the scene and was cooperating with police.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
• Since all your cards are working, cooperate with a four-club cue bid.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
• And if the weather, or the wind or your camera don’t cooperate — don’t worry.
  — Jared Vincenti, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
• The driver of the car stayed on the scene and was cooperating, according to Sheffert.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• Dunsford told Lebeis what had transpired and agreed to cooperate in helping to stop further leaks of the music.
  — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
• The driver, a 56-year-old man, stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police, Cuddy wrote.
  — Breanne Kovatch, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
• If temperatures cooperate, this may be a fine time to enjoy the great outdoors — a walk in the woods or maybe a stroll along city streets.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
• The two countries both seem to want to cooperate on tackling the climate crisis.
  — Quartz, 12 Nov. 2022
• Two of the men have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with the government while others await trial.
  — Time, 9 Jan. 2023
• Letourneau cooperated with the producers on the film and even spoke with Miller over the phone to provide insight into the role.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
• The driver of the Tesla, who remained at the scene and is cooperating with police, was not injured.
  — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
• But scientists don’t yet know all of the reasons these sperm cells cooperate.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2022
• The table has been set for Ohio State to get its revenge, but Michigan doesn’t have to sit down and politely cooperate.
  — Austin Meek, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
• All four men are cooperating with the FBI, which could help them at sentencing.
  — Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2023
• Pietruszewski pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme in 2019 and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
  — Bob Van Voris, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
• When the weather cooperates, enjoy your beer and meal on the pet-friendly patio (although dogs must be leashed).
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
• The launch was called off yesterday when one of the rocket’s main engines refused to cooperate.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022
• And Gaza is controlled by Hamas, who don’t seem likely to cooperate either.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• This year, the weather hasn’t cooperated with many days filled by showers.
  — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025
• The move directs the city's police officers to cooperate with immigration authorities.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2025