reciprocated

Example Sentences

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One veteran of Whitehall's corridors told me: "The contempt for the civil service, now amply reciprocated, has left the means by which politicians implement their policy frightened and wary."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Ronald Koeman was again great company and reciprocated our hospitality by serving up a dish of eels when we played at Everton.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Nevertheless her desire to turn the page may not be reciprocated.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

They harmonized beautifully over a tightly-apertured standard about reciprocated sweetness — a song performed at the scale of a treat in the home of a refugee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

Lots of us reach out to those different from ourselves, or to those more famous or successful than we are, but that gesture isn’t always reciprocated.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell