seem amenable
Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words
To appear to be willing to agree or be influenced.
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- The new client didn't seem amenable to our initial proposal.
- The opposition party seemed amenable to a compromise on the new bill.
- At first, he didn't seem amenable, but he eventually agreed to help.
- The board seemed amenable to discussing the changes at the next meeting.
- The defendant seemed amenable to a plea bargain to avoid a lengthy trial.
- She seems amenable to reason, so let's try explaining our side again.
- If the manager seems amenable, you should suggest your idea for improving workflow.
- My teenager rarely seems amenable to my suggestions about his schedule.
- Thankfully, the stakeholders seem amenable to extending the project deadline.
- Does the landlord seem amenable to negotiating the rent price?