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

Last week, lawmakers passed reforms to reopen Venezuela's nationalized hydrocarbons industry to private players, a move immediately reciprocated with a loosening of US sanctions.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 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

The sentiment was amply reciprocated across the Israeli political spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Other days, I knew my feelings would never be reciprocated and that it was my civic feminist duty to get over him.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi