How to Use say yes in a Sentence

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• But in the end, the star said, the creative team convinced her to say yes.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
• Any one of them can block the project, but to proceed, all of them have to say yes.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
• Of course, soccer clubs aren’t the only ones who say yes at the wrong time.
  — Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
• Simply pick a cut of steak, a salad dressing and a starch, and say yes to the onion rings.
  — Brett Anderson, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
• Take a chance and say yes to a trip outside of your normal routine!
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
• But the pooh-bahs in Brussels didn’t exactly rush to say yes.
  — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
• And Hamas will have to be willing to say yes to an arrangement that brings hostages home.
  — ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
• This time, though, both had gotten the chance to say yes to spending the rest of their lives together.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• Millennials and Gen X were the most likely to say yes to love.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• For the most part, people did say yes to Rogen and Goldberg, much to their relief.
  — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
• And you’re also allowed to say yes to one that feels right in other ways, even if the salary isn’t ideal.
  — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
• People will say yes and then freak out when dozens of people show up in their apartments.
  — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
• All Congress and President Trump need to do is say yes.
  — The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
• Sometimes they get caught up in the moment or the pressure of the entourage, sales consultant, or time and say yes—to the wrong dress.
  — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
• So, take stock, write Cattrall a ginormous check, and just say yes.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
• But the most salient thing Coughlin did in 2011 was say yes to Emada Tingirides.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
• To have a former player say yes to Alabama twice in her career means a lot to me.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 12 Sep. 2023
• Jenner asked Blanco, who appeared to say yes and bent down to hug her new fiancé.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• Will all three be ready for the opener? McVay could not definitively say yes.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
• Experts say yes—but not exactly in the way many TikTok users claim.
  — Amber Sayer, Health, 8 July 2024
• Some employees say yes and are happy to have the new normal be working from home.
  — Ed Martin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
• Take that last-minute trip to your local ski mountain, sign up for a pottery class, and say yes to hanging out with a new group of friends.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 22 Nov. 2023
• Someone can say no, but what happens if someone does say yes?
  — Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
• Healthy limits with family and friends create the space to say yes or no for our own well-being.
  — Linda McNamar, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• The science continues to say no, but there's still hundreds of athletes who say yes and that's hard to argue with.
  — Outside Online, 17 July 2024
• Therefore, there is nothing to say yes or no to.
  — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
• This is a moment to say yes to a bigger version of your life, especially one that feels more authentic.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 18 Jan. 2026
• Go ahead and say yes to the accent wall—the right one will ensure your home makes an excellent first impression!
  — Sarah Lyon, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
• Dietitians say yes with a few important caveats.
  — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
• And on a similar note, always say yes to dimmers.
  — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025