How to Use acquiesce in a Sentence

acquiesce

verb

• They demanded it, and he acquiesced.
• Zaslav acquiesced to the request, and a copy of the movie was sent over to Cruise.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
• But Notre Dame was not going to fold and acquiesce to their will.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• But even she is forced to acquiesce to her father's baser urges.
  — ELLE, 6 Apr. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• If needed, the team must acquiesce 100% to their advice.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• There were signs that not all member states would acquiesce.
  — Luke McGee, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019
• 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
• 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
• When Wallace met with Jonathan Smith, the new coach acquiesced to his request to play running back.
  — Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 12 Apr. 2018
• When the filmmaker acquiesced, two classics were minted: the film, and the watch itself.
  — Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 19 July 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The light, then, was fading, but Morocco did not acquiesce.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Faced with the likelihood of lawsuits, the NFL acquiesced in late February and allowed juniors to enter the draft.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 22 Apr. 2020
• And the patient, struck by the urgency expressed, will acquiesce and schedule the tests without checking prices.
  — WSJ, 27 June 2018
• Nike acquiesced even though some product had been sent to retailers.
  — Gary Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 July 2019
• Slavery took away choice from enslaved people, leaving but two: acquiesce and live, or rebel and die.
  — Kate Clifford Larson, Vox, 4 May 2018
• Raised to say 'yes' Experts in gender say women are socialized to serve and acquiesce.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021
• Amazon initially fought the subpoena, then acquiesced when the suspect’s lawyers agreed that the data could be turned over.
  — Brad Stone, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2017

Last Updated: 9 May 2024