How to Use acquiesce in a Sentence

acquiesce

verb
  • They demanded it, and he acquiesced.
  • But even she is forced to acquiesce to her father's baser urges.
    — ELLE, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Putin has no reason to acquiesce at this point.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
  • No, better to acquiesce and play the hand she’d been dealt.
    — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But there are clear risks for the rulers of those nations in acquiescing in such a plan.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The question is whether the Rays will acquiesce.
    — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But Notre Dame was not going to fold and acquiesce to their will.
    — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • At the same time, leaders spend a lot of their time acquiescing to the needs of others.
    — Sam Adeyemi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • After a few minutes, Ahmed acquiesced and sold a few toy birds.
    — Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Zaslav acquiesced to the request, and a copy of the movie was sent over to Cruise.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The driver then acquiesced, and the officers searched him and the car.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Nike acquiesced even though some product had been sent to retailers.
    — Gary Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 July 2019
  • But a loving parent, Sarkis adds, doesn't acquiesce to all of their child's whims.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Punish the owners who resist and reward the ones who acquiesce.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The 6-foot-3 Šmits would acquiesce.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • But, spoiler alert, Sony acquiesced.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • An up-or-down vote on the bill was a demand of many lawmakers, and Ryan has acquiesced to put the matter to bed.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 20 June 2018
  • Schumer is thrilled to be amidst her idols, but confused at their willingness to acquiesce in the face of societal pressure.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2015
  • Martin then was a no show for training camp and missed three weeks before the Cowboys acquiesced to his demands.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
  • Raised to say 'yes' Experts in gender say women are socialized to serve and acquiesce.
    — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Any moves made by Xi are likely driven by his own aims rather than any desire to acquiesce to Trump's demands.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2017
  • This is not a time in our history for people to acquiesce to any form of control over things that will affect our lives and the lives of our children.
    — Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 2 June 2023
  • The university acquiesced to the demands last year to restore its grant funding.
    — Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The video shows the 9-year-old fourth grader refusing to do what the adult aid asks, but eventually acquiesce.
    — Rayna Reid, Essence, 3 Feb. 2022
  • When Wallace met with Jonathan Smith, the new coach acquiesced to his request to play running back.
    — Danny Moran, OregonLive.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • As the chanting grew louder, Davis acquiesced, the suit claims, out of fear her future on the dance team would be harmed otherwise.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The fight only ended when Berman acquiesced, after Barr agreed to install the lawyer’s deputy to the post.
    — Ella Lee, The Hill, 23 July 2025
  • But to stop the bleeding, all the Democrats have acquiesced, and some have even sucked up to Harris in their quest to be her running mate.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2024
  • Amazon initially fought the subpoena, then acquiesced when the suspect’s lawyers agreed that the data could be turned over.
    — Brad Stone, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2017

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