Acceded

Examples

• Her life was ebbing fast, when her friends acceded to her earnest desire to be removed to a more airy situation. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The weary soldier acceded readily enough, and Jael put him to bed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The amendment proposed by you cannot be acceded to in full. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The surprise of such an application was great indeed; it was too great for her to know in what manner she acceded to it. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• But the moment the Spanish minister makes a demand, it is acceded to at once, whether it be just or not. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• It was impossible not to be reconciled to Worcester, while he thus acceded to all my wishes, reasonable or unreasonable. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• My father easily acceded to my desire; and, after having taken leave of Mr. Kirwin, we hastened to Dublin. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Disappointed in the expectation of a customer, she coolly acceded to my request. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.

Edited by Annabel