How to Use reciprocal in a Sentence

reciprocal

adjective
  • But the desire to be more than pals isn't reciprocal, a source explained.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2022
  • It has since been learned that the reciprocal tariff is on top of existing rates.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Free trade in America, of course, does not mean reciprocal trade.
    — Z. John Zhang, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
  • In his view, support is reciprocal.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The gratitude is not always reciprocal, at least not from clubs.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Ukraine has raised questions about who would manage that zone, and who would ensure troop withdrawals are reciprocal.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Say yes to anything that feels light, exciting, and reciprocal.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The principle behind such a union is that the gains from trade are largest when trade flows are reciprocal and sustainable.
    — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
  • But no one was prepared for the kind of reciprocal tariffs that were announced on April 2.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • What are my reciprocal obligations to them?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Here is a Sim position in which the reciprocal zugzwang position is reached in nine moves.
    — Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Care must be reciprocal and love a boomerang, because all Mark had given seemed to be returning to him now.
    — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Trump’s threat is likely to prompt a reciprocal response from Europe.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The reciprocal tariffs also helped leverage a series of trade deals.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Among the reasons, a judge ruled, was the lack of a police-sharing reciprocal agreement with Haiti.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Outreach, at its heart, should be reciprocal rather than one dimensional.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2022
  • This approach sets a standard and paves the way for a more open, reciprocal feedback environment.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • There was very much a reciprocal feeling among the generations.
    — Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
  • In spite of the violence, the film throbs with the potential of them sharing something reciprocal.
    — Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, relationships being reciprocal, the big man is going out of his way to try and be what the Jazz need, as well.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Oct. 2021
  • But relationships are supposed to be reciprocal -- at least on some level.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Part of that pullback was due to weakness in consumer confident due to the reciprocal tariffs that were imposed last year.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
  • Ports said a swifter solution than reciprocal deals would be to hire an outside collection agency to go after the toll dodgers.
    — Elaine S. Povich, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Friendship is supposed to be reciprocal.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This frees me up to prioritize both myself and the friends who are reciprocal in their time, effort, and energy.
    — Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In return, customers will feel a deeper sense of loyalty to that brand—a true reciprocal value exchange.
    — Camille Nicita, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • This type of reciprocal arrangement is far less common in the hotel industry.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • That's the kind of reciprocal benefit that transforms workplace culture from the inside out.
    — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The framework deal from July lowered the reciprocal rate to 15% and that will be maintained.
    — Selina Wang, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • However, reciprocal tariffs face legal challenges and could be struck down.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025

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