accept
Example Sentences
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“I’ve always been terrible at negotiating. I freeze, accept the first number, and regret it for months,” one Reddit user wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
“At the end of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ nobody turns to Ebenezer and is like, ‘No, I’m not gonna accept your gifts.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
They demand proof before they are willing to accept elementary facts, much less claims about novel breakthroughs, and many of them have been skeptical about AI revolutionizing their industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
"I totally accept, you know, all these years later looking back that perhaps one should have taken a slight harder view," he said.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
“You can’t force anyone to accept or understand something they aren’t ready to.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing accept
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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