say yes to

Example Sentences

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But my liaison at the prison was a tremendous advocate for the class and took a professional risk, I believe, to say yes to the cameras.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

With the rise of weight-loss medications delivering dramatic results, future brides can’t say yes to the dress until much closer to their big day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

"Magyar will want, as he did during the campaign, not to be caricatured as being a pawn of Brussels; do not expect him to say yes to everything," said an EU diplomat.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

I think not having this sort of internal kind of anxiety of I have to say yes to everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Florence knew that he could not unlock his lips to speak; he could not say yes to his mother, and to the Lord; and he could not say no.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin