Example sentences for: accorded

How can you use “accorded” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • More generally, they have lately accorded Clinton a measure of respect for presiding over peace and prosperity, and simply for staying afloat for five years.

  • The problem arises with the enormous flexibility of metaphor accorded by language: we can use provocative of words, situations, and even low-cut dresses, depending on the focus of emphasis of what is being provoked.

  • I do think that Aman contributes something important to the linguistic literature, and I think he ought to view a bit more seriously (and less rancorously) the opportunities accorded him by his experience with these powerful, private parts of the language to pursue a theme of analysis of its impact and why and how it carries so much weight, both denotatively and connotatively.

  • It quoted an East European diplomat as saying that Russian President Boris Yeltsin was "unhappy with the reception China accorded Mr. Clinton, believing it was bigger than the welcome Mr. Yeltsin received when he visited in 1996."

  • While science might appear removed from such politics, many scientists would probably agree that science is in fact a social enterprise, sharing many characteristics with other human pursuits, and that any claim to greater scientific truth can only be accorded over decades, even centuries.


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