How to Use accede in a Sentence

accede

verb
  • His son acceded upon the king's death.
  • In the end, Qatar did not have to accede to any of the demands.
    — Eric Shawn, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2021
  • So this is going to take a while if the committee accedes to this new demand.
    — Fox News, 21 Sep. 2018
  • More title changes are on the way with Frederik acceding the throne.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But if Moscow could not enforce a sphere, then on what grounds should the West have acceded?
    — Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 6 Apr. 2022
  • In fact, the upcoming trip will be their third encounter – though their first since Charles acceded the throne.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Democrats did accede to one significant change to the 2017 tax law.
    — Richard Rubin, WSJ, 10 July 2018
  • Liberals have got to stop acceding to the toxic premise that government is bad.
    — David Roberts, Vox, 22 June 2018
  • Second of all, kudos to the institution brave enough to accede to that artist's wishes.
    — Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The players want a say, and Goodell seems intent on acceding to their wishes.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 23 Oct. 2017
  • But while the union asked for voluntary recognition, the company did not accede to that request.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • There is often overwhelming pressure for employees to accede to the views preached in such sessions.
    — Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • But the 49ers don’t have to accede to his wishes, and the Bears haven’t shown public interest.
    — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2019
  • But if the House proves unable to reach a majority, the vice president-elect would accede.
    — John Yoo, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Trump wants to replace Powell with someone more willing to accede to his demands for a big cut in interest rates.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
  • In exchange for protection, the then-ruler of the province acceded to India.
    — Swati Gupta, CNN, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Would Redford, whose eyes were just as sapphirelike as Fonda’s, have acceded to such a plan?
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
  • For now, most market observers are betting the Fed will accede to Wall Street's calls for lower rates.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 9 July 2019
  • The city refused to immediately accede to all of the Praters’ demands.
    — NBC News, 14 June 2020
  • Lucas and others also claimed in court pleadings that Zervos refused to accede to a background check.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • At 73, on the death of his mother, Charles became the oldest person to accede to the British throne.
    — Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Then again, sometimes the latter are the most willing to accede to the association’s wishes.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Will robots fashioned to look like us, and programmed to accede to our wishes, spur people to think of them as friends and co-workers—or to treat them like chattel?
    — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
  • After all, Charles, at 73, was already the oldest person to accede to the British throne when he was crowned.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At a summit this month, EU leaders discussed freezing the aid Turkey gets as part of its bid to accede to the bloc.
    — The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Despite the fact that Alinea serves only elaborate tasting menus, the kitchen staff acceded to each and every ask.
    — Gabe Ulla, Town & Country, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Late Saturday, Netanyahu acceded to their demands and met a group of the families for two hours.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Juan Carlos acceded to the Spanish throne in 1975.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Hayes, in the second year of his presidency, acceded to their demands, and the White House has hosted an egg-rolling event most years since.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 14 Apr. 2017
  • Powell has denied any wrongdoing and has said he is being targeted for refusing to accede to Trump’s demands.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026

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