How to Use say yes in a Sentence

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  • The goal is to make the home feel cared for, current, and easy to say yes to.
    Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • By all means, say yes to expansion, but read the fine print.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Any one of them can block the project, but to proceed, all of them have to say yes.
    IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
  • But in the end, the star said, the creative team convinced her to say yes.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, soccer clubs aren’t the only ones who say yes at the wrong time.
    Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Take a chance and say yes to a trip outside of your normal routine!
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Someone can say no, but what happens if someone does say yes?
    Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • There are a thousand more reasons to say yes to yourself than there are to say no.
    Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The urge to break out of your routine is strong, so just say yes to the adventure.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 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
  • Your only job is to breathe, release, and prepare to say yes to what wants to grow.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Sep. 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
  • So, what is the process of getting Kevin Bacon to say yes to this?
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But the pooh-bahs in Brussels didn’t exactly rush to say yes.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
  • So, take stock, write Cattrall a ginormous check, and just say yes.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And Hamas will have to be willing to say yes to an arrangement that brings hostages home.
    ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • You could be inspired to book a trip, publish a blog post or say yes before checking the fine print.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
  • 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
  • For under $40, this is the rare upgrade that feels almost too easy to say yes to.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Making the hitters want to say yes and then kind of diving under the barrel.
    Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Some employees say yes and are happy to have the new normal be working from home.
    Ed Martin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Jenner asked Blanco, who appeared to say yes and bent down to hug her new fiancé.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • North Korea simply may no longer feel strongly compelled to say yes.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Right now, Kimbril’s biggest push is to say yes to everything that comes her way.
    Madison Beveridge, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But then, when Oscar calls, even the biggest stars usually say yes.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2023
  • As Ji Seon stares in shock, her friends cheer in the background, chanting at her to say yes, ha.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some forecast models say yes, while other models aren't so impressed with the idea.
    Bill Kelly, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Some forecast models say yes, while other models aren't so impressed with the idea.
    Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

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