How to Use accommodating in a Sentence
accommodating
adjective- She seems less accommodating to the demands of her boss than she used to be.
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Check-in process was smooth and the hosts were very accommodating.
— Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2022 -
The team in the booth was very accommodating to our request to split the bowl in two containers.
— Alex Kiesig, idahostatesman, 6 July 2018 -
But a few gullible ones—maybe four, maybe six, maybe eight—were more accommodating.
— Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 24 Sep. 2020 -
Work to make the world a warmer, safer, and more accommodating place for bodies more marginalized than yours.
— Lindy West, SELF, 26 June 2018 -
The Cowboys, who’ve had a couple of weeks to stew over a loss to Texas Tech, don’t figure to be accommodating hosts.
— Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019 -
Even the third row of seats is acceptable for adults, and very accommodating for pre-teens.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2017 -
Sometimes, new hives aren't as accommodating to bees as the city is to keepers.
— Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2017 -
For a big crowd, sheet cakes can be more adjustable and accommodating than a box of cupcakes.
— Cathy Barrow, charlotteobserver, 2 Oct. 2017 -
His post with Gibson has hours that are more accommodating to his home life.
— Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 13 Aug. 2019 -
Most of the extra passenger space went to rear leg room, but the front seat is roomy and accommodating, with lots of storage.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2017 -
And the most accommodating open date in their schedule is Sept. 27 at the end of a seven-game road trip through New York and Baltimore.
— BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021 -
Compared with the Recaro seats in the Focus, these would be much more accommodating on a long trip, while the Ford’s are better suited to the track.
— Mark Savage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2017 -
In a gentle start to the toughest test in golf, Rose had a one-shot lead on a day so accommodating that more than three dozen players broke par.
— Doug Ferguson, sun-sentinel.com, 14 June 2019 -
But a warm and accommodating staff mixed with some solid food and great drinks quickly changed my mind.
— John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 28 Oct. 2019 -
And a time when profits are down, the flat fee is more accommodating to the new restaurant market, Diaz said.
— Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 2 Apr. 2020 -
Nice kid, who was very accommodating to the local media in Salt Lake City.
— Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021 -
Wright praised Delta for bringing the jet down safely, and said the airline was very accommodating.
— CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022 -
The bill wasn’t a slam-dunk for Democrats, either, as some saw it as too accommodating of industry.
— Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 18 July 2017 -
And, even if you might be swept away by how much there is for the eyes to see here, the always-friendly and accommodating staff will help navigate you around!
— Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2017 -
The wider body pays off in more shoulder room and a more accommodating front-seat center console.
— Tribune News Service, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2021 -
Even the third row of seats is acceptable for adults and very accommodating for preteens.
— Mark Phelan, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017 -
There are going to be plenty of people out there that will be very accommodating and very kind, almost to a fault.
— Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2019 -
Greylag geese had noticed that Gow’s land was more accommodating than before, and dozens swung across the sky above us.
— Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2021 -
And if this experience has taught me anything, it’s that the world could be just a bit more accommodating.
— Mike Mika, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2013 -
The polyester-spandex feels suppler than cotton and boasts four-way stretch, with accommodating leg openings and a just-right 7.5-inch length.
— Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 1 June 2018 -
The rise of slow, acoustic tracks is due in part to a more accommodating radio atmosphere.
— Elias Leight, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2017 -
Some cities have been more accommodating than Des Moines.
— Scott McFetridge, The Seattle Times, 29 June 2017 -
Sam Bankman-Fried called for the industry to be more accommodating of regulators.
— Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2022 -
The United States has regularly urged China to be more accommodating and complained that Chinese loans are difficult to restructure because of the opaque terms of the contracts.
— Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022
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