How to Use say yes in a Sentence

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  • But in the end, the star said, the creative team convinced her to say yes.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Any one of them can block the project, but to proceed, all of them have to say yes.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
  • 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
  • Take a chance and say yes to a trip outside of your normal routine!
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • But the pooh-bahs in Brussels didn’t exactly rush to say yes.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
  • And Hamas will have to be willing to say yes to an arrangement that brings hostages home.
    — ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Sometimes they get caught up in the moment or the pressure of the entourage, sales consultant, or time and say yes—to the wrong dress.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
  • So, take stock, write Cattrall a ginormous check, and just say yes.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
  • To have a former player say yes to Alabama twice in her career means a lot to me.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Jenner asked Blanco, who appeared to say yes and bent down to hug her new fiancé.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Experts say yes—but not exactly in the way many TikTok users claim.
    — Amber Sayer, Health, 8 July 2024
  • Some employees say yes and are happy to have the new normal be working from home.
    — Ed Martin, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Take that last-minute trip to your local ski mountain, sign up for a pottery class, and say yes to hanging out with a new group of friends.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 22 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • The science continues to say no, but there's still hundreds of athletes who say yes and that's hard to argue with.
    — Outside Online, 17 July 2024
  • But then, when Oscar calls, even the biggest stars usually say yes.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2023
  • January means back to business (and the office), which inspired me to say yes to this charcoal gray pencil skirt by The Frankie Shop.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But the fact is that the whole world is looking to Hamas to say yes, because, for all those people for all these months who have been calling for a cease-fire, now is the moment.
    — CBS News, 9 June 2024
  • Certain Andrea would say yes, Taylor had privately put things in place to have a home built for the couple.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Nearly 90% of white men say yes; for women of color, that percentage sinks as low as 50%.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Though Ringwald and Nelson passed on being interviewed on camera, Moore was the first to say yes.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • Once the wedding day arrived, both Micah and Paul were clearly nervous, with Paul struggling to decide whether to say yes.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Apr. 2023
  • It’s taught her to say yes to opportunities – like the English program.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • Your sector of fate, adventure, and true love is lit up by Mars in Leo, making this an ideal week to say yes to dates or to take yourself out on one.
    — Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 22 May 2023
  • The bill's proponents say, whether accidental or not, people who shouldn't say yes might say yes.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There could be a ceasefire if Hamas would just step up and say yes to the deal that the Israelis have accepted and that President Biden elaborated a week ago.
    — ABC News, 9 June 2024
  • In her book, Ms. Stauffer described how her drive to always say yes and juggle numerous jobs worsened her health.
    — Christina Caron, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Fans who felt more connected to their teams were more likely to say yes, according to the research – especially fans of teams amid recent title droughts.
    — The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2023
  • One big inspiration these days is her girlfriend, whom Ulven met at an Oslo bar in 2021 after deciding to just say yes to life instead of hiding on her couch.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024

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