How to Use acquiesce in a Sentence

acquiesce

verb

• They demanded it, and he acquiesced.
• Zaslav acquiesced to the request, and a copy of the movie was sent over to Cruise.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
• There were signs that not all member states would acquiesce.
  — Luke McGee, CNN, 22 Oct. 2019
• But even she is forced to acquiesce to her father's baser urges.
  — ELLE, 6 Apr. 2022
• But Notre Dame was not going to fold and acquiesce to their will.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• Nike acquiesced even though some product had been sent to retailers.
  — Gary Peterson, The Denver Post, 6 July 2019
• Not acquiescing to the pressures from the record company to write power ballads.
  — Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 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
• When the filmmaker acquiesced, two classics were minted: the film, and the watch itself.
  — Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 19 July 2019
• 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
• 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
• Management had to acquiesce to their demands or risk losing them to a competitor.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 19 July 2022
• The president has surrounded himself with a host of people who acquiesce to his every whim.
  — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2020
• And the patient, struck by the urgency expressed, will acquiesce and schedule the tests without checking prices.
  — WSJ, 27 June 2018
• Cleveland, seeking to maintain its status as an epicenter of rock and roll, had no choice but to acquiesce.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021
• 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
• By acquiescing to audience backlash, artists are putting their ability to earn a living on the line.
  — Theara Coleman, The Week, 16 June 2023
• So far, none of the companies have acquiesced to their employees’ demands.
  — Douglas MacMillan, WSJ, 28 June 2018
• Slavery took away choice from enslaved people, leaving but two: acquiesce and live, or rebel and die.
  — Kate Clifford Larson, Vox, 4 May 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
• Kemp didn’t acquiesce to their demands and squeaked out a narrow victory with less than two percentage points.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
• To stay is to acquiesce to a system that isn’t built to support you or any other employee-facing these challenges.
  — Anna Oakes, Quartz, 24 May 2023
• The light, then, was fading, but Morocco did not acquiesce.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Dec. 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
• The speaker acquiesced in order to lift their blockade on floor votes, putting the two chambers fundamentally at odds.
  — Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 21 July 2023
• Bach wants to file a motion to dismiss, and Axe ultimately acquiesces.
  — refinery29.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Now that the trade deadline has passed, Dalton has to shift gears, acquiesce to the backup job and support Finley.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 30 Oct. 2019
• But Asians who acquiesce to strictly controlled politics now may want more freedom in the future.
  — Gerard Gayou, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2019
• Raised to say 'yes' Experts in gender say women are socialized to serve and acquiesce.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021
• So, despite the attempt last year, many lawmakers who supported the bill acquiesced.
  — Meredith Newman, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024