How to Use accept in a Sentence

accept

verb
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  • The store doesn't accept credit cards.
  • They offered him the job, and he accepted it.
  • They offered him the job, and he accepted.
  • This treatment is now accepted by many doctors.
  • They refused to accept his resignation.
  • She's still trying to get her manuscript accepted for publication.
  • They accepted some applications and rejected others.
  • The Benavidez camp has had Plant on its radar for months, but wasn't sure if Plant would accept the challenge.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Young Thug was released on Oct. 31 after accepting a plea deal.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Allegedly, the smartphone vendor can only accept the rival bids if Corning fails to match the price.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Others can accept proof of address, such as a utility bill, or will accept a signed affidavit of identity.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • American won't accept ammunition that's loose or contained in magazines or clips.
    — Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023
  • McLoughlin escorted his wife up to the stage to accept the award and later congratulated her on Instagram.
    — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Our state government has begun to accept real-world experience as a substitute for a college education.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Before taking the stage to accept her award, Curtis pounded the table with excitement as Henry introduced her, then bolted out of her seat and ran up the stairs.
    — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Using individualized cue words to help reappraise negative emotions and accept pain led to distinct jumps in performance in three pilot subjects.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The story did the trick and got the seniors to accept the food.
    — al, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The people in the program would have to accept the care.
    — Mallory Moench, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The texts show Pence’s aide refused to accept the votes.
    — Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022
  • Most of us have a license from Africa, but the board here doesn’t accept it.
    — Jan Hefler, Philly.com, 13 July 2018
  • Twist said her friends at the time counseled her to accept it.
    — Brittany Wallman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Anything too large to fit in the back of a sedan can’t be accepted.
    — Corey Dockser, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2019
  • If the funds are accepted, a light on the top of the validator will turn green.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The district can accept cash or checks, but not gift cards.
    — Ramona Sentinel, 11 July 2018
  • For a white youth to accept the brutal hypocrisies of the way things are is a rite of passage.
    — Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Fill out the sign-up forms and accept all terms and conditions.
    — al, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The system saw an image of a street sign—good enough, accept it and move on.
    — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 28 June 2019
  • Gordon is the second suspect in the case to accept a plea deal.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2018
  • There are people still there that don't agree and accept it, which is fine.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2021
  • And some of those appeals were accepted, and some were not.
    — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 9 Sep. 2019

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