How to Use agree in a Sentence

agree

verb
  • The house is too big for one person, don't you agree?
  • We can all agree on one thing: the current law needs to be changed.
  • She asked if she could go with him, and he agreed that she could.
  • The jurors were unable to agree a verdict.
  • The means of ending the dispute were finally agreed.
  • We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.
  • Some critics have called the movie a masterpiece, but not everyone agrees.
  • She says that a change is needed, and I agree completely.
  • The rest of the world seemed to agree that the amount was absurd.
    — Marlene Daut, Quartz Africa, 3 July 2020
  • Beasley and Moore agree about the contents of the encounter.
    — Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2020
  • All agreed Fritze had the stuff to have success out of the bullpen.
    — Michael Osipoff, Post-Tribune, 26 May 2017
  • On the call, Sanders agreed and Brazile claimed to have cried in anger.
    — Essence.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • All spoke at the same time and couldn’t agree on who should be the one to talk.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2022
  • States would have to agree to be bound by the guidelines.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2021
  • One of the people who helped raised Moore doesn’t agree.
    — Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021
  • France and Germany can’t agree on who would foot the bill.
    — Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Not all, though, agree with the moves made in Albany this week.
    — Washington Examiner, 15 June 2020
  • Even some in the military agree that the armed forces need to do more.
    — Kat Stafford and James Laporta, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2021
  • This means both had to agree for the commission to meet.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2021
  • For a while, though, Rachel and Alvy can’t agree on how to go forward.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The grey piping is a tasteful touch that the two of them will very much agree on.
    — Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And when the doctors don't agree with the parents, who gets to decide?
    — Gisela Crespo, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Even the Dodgers can agree on that, though that’s about all the clubs are likely to see eye to eye on.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The two parks systems have agreed to let each other use the term.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Burkle and the others take just a minute to agree on a decision.
    — Los Angeles Magazine, 19 Dec. 2017
  • At the sentencing, Murray agreed to talk with two of the men.
    — Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • And so are the people who don’t agree with me, look like me, think like me, or vote like me.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The high school senior had agreed to help her fifth grade cousin with math.
    — USA Today, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Which is stupid — and at least one Duplass brother agrees.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2025
  • And while there are options for those wanting to stick to brighter blonde shades, most experts agree that this spring is all about warmth and deep hues.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025

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