How to Use reciprocate in a Sentence

reciprocate

verb
  • They appreciated her kindness but were not ready to reciprocate the gesture.
  • The spokesperson added that the U.S. would reciprocate.
    Bloomberg.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • This was reciprocated by all who were blessed to be in her life.
    courant.com, 20 July 2019
  • The saw, on the other hand, sporting a Bosch reciprocating wood blade, is a beast.
    Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Tell everyone about your big dream and plant all the seeds but make sure to reciprocate the help.
    NBC News, 11 Aug. 2020
  • If Canada agrees, the group hopes the United States will reciprocate.
    Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 3 July 2020
  • First Lady Michelle Obama put her arm around the queen in 2009, and the queen reciprocated the embrace.
    Emily Stewart, Vox, 14 July 2018
  • But the coaches wanted the players to reciprocate that vibe.
    Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • And the Brewers reciprocated by giving him a full no-trade clause throughout for the next nine years.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The Ricketts family spent enough to win but the team didn’t reciprocate.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Girlish Marela tries but fails to get Juan Julian to reciprocate her crush.
    Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
  • But when Anna tries to reciprocate, Maya shuts her down.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
  • McDaniels has expressed interest in Kentucky in the past, but as of yet the UK staff has yet to reciprocate.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2018
  • When the woman tries to reciprocate, Moira pushes her away.
    refinery29.com, 2 May 2018
  • If the Taliban stopped attacking Afghan units in any area, the U.S. would reciprocate, and there would be a local ceasefire.
    Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Nixon and his wife, Pat, were in a wonderful mood on the eve of the splashdown, and San Franciscans reciprocated.
    Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 18 July 2019
  • Beilein reciprocated that interest and went through the process with an open mind.
    Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018
  • Of course, that sentiment is shared and fans were quick to reciprocate their gratitude and love.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 23 Sep. 2021
  • And studies have found that much of our gift giving is rooted in the obligation to reciprocate.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Ghani, who is up for a second term, has not reciprocated.
    Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2019
  • If attached, you are adored by your partner and must reciprocate.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2020
  • The sentiment was reciprocated, on the ground as well as on Twitter.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Use that bigger salary to fund weekend sabbaticals to the city of your dreams — and reciprocate when your bride cooks up a girls’ weekend.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Malakhov has even been able to reciprocate having hosted school children from the village of Kalskag at his home in Ryazan.
    Tim Troll, Alaska Dispatch News, 24 June 2017
  • Hose down hacksaw and reciprocating saw blades that cut metal after the job is done and before storing the blade.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But Trump pulled him into an embrace and Comey didn't reciprocate.
    Jack Holmes, Esquire, 19 May 2017
  • But Trump pulled him into an embrace and Comey didn’t reciprocate.
    Peter W. Stevenson, Washington Post, 19 May 2017
  • So far, the U.S. has put tariffs on $50 billion in goods, and China has reciprocated.
    Paul Kiernan, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2018
  • Metallica’s gesture was reciprocated by Los Tucanes de Tijuana with a message on their social media.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2024
  • This was complicated by a general western unwillingness to reciprocate, resulting in the small Caucasian country being caught with no major allies when Azerbaijan made its move in 2020.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024

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