How to Use accepted in a Sentence

accepted

adjective
  • The accepted view at that time was that Jobs was out of control.
    — Simin Cai, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Nee wanted to make something that made kids feel seen and feel accepted.
    — Karen Idelson, Variety, 15 June 2022
  • Make a deposit of $5 or more with an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This is now an accepted way to raise puppies that can grow up to become more relaxed dogs.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2022
  • In the years since, the concept — paid and unpaid alike — has become more accepted.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The book retells the accepted view of Kelly’s scandal-free life.
    — Jeanine Basinger, New York Times, 2 June 2017
  • People who might not have the best home life, or have problems, can just go there, meet others and feel accepted.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2020
  • A little disruption of the accepted way of doing things may not be, on its face, that bad.
    — Jack Detsch, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2017
  • That's among the reasons behind such things as the event for accepted students at Amherst.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • Everyone is trusted, and people feel accepted and part of the team.
    — Joseph Folkman, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Fund your account by making a deposit with an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Make a deposit up to $400 with an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While they can be worn to somber events like funerals, the more accepted etiquette would be to wear a hat as a sign of respect.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2022
  • In their six losses, the Chiefs have been flagged for 12 accepted holding calls.
    — Sam McDowell December 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The board claims the substances have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.
    — Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, 12 Apr. 2019
  • The accepted students were due to spend the whole weekend getting a taste of the college lifestyle.
    — Francesca Street, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Make a deposit using an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Somehow, this became the accepted fitness norm for daily steps in many countries around the world.
    — NBC News, 7 June 2019
  • Because right now Sirk is a kind of accepted currency in the cinephile landscape.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Many more accepted thick envelopes of Russian rubles on top of their pay as an inducement to stay in their jobs.
    — Michael E. Miller and Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The accepted thing to do was to make excuses for a wrong, to ignore it, to sit and wait for the police to act after the fact.
    — Michael P.h. Stanley, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2021
  • On Cape Cod, sharks have become an accepted part of the local lifestyle.
    — Sophia Eppolito and Marek Mazurek, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018
  • Returning to the present, even just embryo screening as part of the process of having kids is now much more accepted than in the past.
    — Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026
  • Woolen leads Seattle with four accepted penalties (he’s also been flagged for face mask and holding).
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Deposit $5 or more into your account with an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Make a deposit of $5 or more with an accepted payment method, like a debit card or online banking.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Deposit at least $5 using an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Make a deposit up to $100 using an accepted payment method.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Make a deposit with an accepted payment method, such as a debit card or PayPal.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Use an accepted payment method, such as a debit card or PayPal, to make your first deposit.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025

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