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How to use acquiescence in a sentence

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Adam nodded his acquiescence and stood to begin clearing the table in stony silence.
No immunity from infringement has been claimed on the basis of any earlier right or acquiescence in the present case.
In the latter situation, the acquiescence could not constitute permission and was only consistent with user as of right.
After their initial statements, all of the parties kept a careful silence, with the complete acquiescence of a tame media.
In colonial and antebellum America, slaves could buy their freedom, but only with the acquiescence of their masters.
Her mental maturity takes her from blind submission to condescending acquiescence.
The impassioned egalitarian rhetoric that asserts this supposed obligation cows many people into acquiescence.
Nothing less than complete acquiescence is acceptable within this church of political correctness.
In cases of this type, the customer's failure to object to the respective entry is considered acquiescence in the charge so made.
Describe her as a basket case, and she nods her acquiescence.
Meese, with the tacit acquiescence of other top officials, had laid out a version of events all were expected to uphold.
Agamemnon's acquiescence in this slaughter involves much indecision, even in his cuckolded brother Menelaus.
My husband now nodded, disloyally, I thought, as if he, too, were appalled by my acquiescence in a wanton act of check vandalism.
But this campaign helps sustain public acquiescence in a massacre of the welfare state.
This was crucial to social stability and to popular acquiescence in the new Hanoverian regime.
Behind the scenes, many governments are signalling acquiescence in America's plans.
The fact that we avoided a total collapse of the system has apparently given rise to an irresponsible acquiescence in certain sectors.
Thus we must dissent from our colleagues' acquiescence in Commerce's unwarranted expansion of the scope of its authority.
In saying that I want to articulate my general acquiescence in the agreement that permits testing of the cruise missile in Canadian territory.
Under these circumstances a leader who is trusted can make a claim on well-disposed followers whose acquiescence, although intuitive, is not simply gullible.
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Examples from Classical Literature
In the acquiescence to this request the Katanga indirectly owes much of its advance.
Her reliance on his secrecy, and his tacit acquiescence, increased his distress of mind.
It was like the sweeping shadow of a flying wing, and left only the limpidity of sweetest, most candid acquiescence.
Here statesmanship and reverence, wisdom and trust, freedom and acquiescence, dignity and lowliness harmonize and interblend.
And has he not promised temper and acquiescence, on the supposition of a change in my mind?
Then she drew a long breath, and bowed her head on her hands in an acquiescence that was like prayer.
Her feelings might have been assuaged by a clean hearth and some acquiescence in her own mood.
The marquis still maintained a silence which was interpreted as acquiescence.
Hatteras resumed his place with a sign of acquiescence, and folded his arms.
She looked at him, did not dare to equivocate, and bent her head in acquiescence.
And his lazy acquiescence in life was peaceful and inviting to my own strenuosity.
The gentle strain prepares us for his acquiescence in a forthcoming request from Haman.
The canon bowed and smiled, manifesting his pleased acquiescence.
Then she smiled graciously and nodded her head in token of acquiescence.
Blifil, having obtained this unhoped-for acquiescence in his uncle, rested not till he carried his purpose into execution.
The host swallowed another bumper, by way of denoting thorough comprehension and acquiescence, and the visiter continued.
And, with a bow of acquiescence, Barrington led the way to his study.
Elton insisted on being authorised to write an acquiescence by the morrow's post.
No audible acquiescence has come from the ranks of the Labour party.
He nodded acquiescence, and the servant led the way to the death chamber.
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