How to Use accept that in a Sentence

accept that

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  • No one says anyone has to accept that the team stinks.
    Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Tom didn't seem to be able to accept that notion.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • First, accept that what works for you might not work for someone else.
    Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
  • People here would accept that more.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Why not just accept that this coastline is kindling and move on?
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Part of me didn’t want to accept that my grandmother was gone.
    Reem Kassis, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • To remain silent is to accept that the lives of some are worth less than others.
    Ali Rampling, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Frequent flyers accept that some of the best tips and tricks come and go as well.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • But her sister has refused to accept that.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The stubbornness that makes such an elite golfer doesn’t accept that.
    Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • But the researchers weren’t ready to accept that verdict.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
  • His message for anyone who can’t accept that?
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Ukraine is unlikely to accept that deal.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Many will try to walk onto teams or accept that their football careers are over.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Simply accept that the squirrels have won.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Dehen did not accept that response, and hired her back as his court reporter.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Mindi's friends now accept that they were all betrayed by Nick.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Most of us just accept that relationships lose spark over time.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026
  • People don’t want to accept that the Olympics could slow shopping.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Make a play for the antiwar youth vote, or accept that much of it will remain out of reach?
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • No one can force the daughter to accept that her mother, like so many others, is flawed.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Slowly, the men agreed, and many have come to accept that their wives are making their own money now.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Young Jesse refused to accept that verdict.
    CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The deadline to accept that offer was on Monday of this week.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The tears are dry, and people will soon have to accept that two Group of 5 teams are in the field.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • My only option was to accept that my student would need to attend the school that we were zoned for.
    Melanie L. Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
  • There is nothing left to do but accept that the game of baseball just got a little bit shorter.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Policy makers need to accept that these trade-offs are already in play.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Many of Farley’s friends refused to accept that his streak had ended.
    Kelyn Soong, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • But the evidence is far too limited to accept that claim.
    Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

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