How to Use accord in a Sentence

accord

noun
  • The two sides were able to reach an accord.
  • Tudor then walked, again of his own accord.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Most people choose about six ‘accords’ but there are no rules.
    — Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This is designed to pressure you to leave on your own accord.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And many of those fake refugees left quickly on their own accord soon after.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Caggiano noted the boys appeared to have left on their own accord.
    — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • This week, celebrity beauty was on one accord.
    — Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
  • That was not true after the Camp David accords.
    — Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Patients drop in, seemingly on their own time and of their own accord.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Some of Waller’s clients already attend the shows on their own accord.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • As of now, 56 countries have signed the Artemis accords.
    — Simonetta Di Pippo, Space.com, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The most important parts of the accords, though, were not in the accords.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But even if that happens, all hope is not lost for meeting the Paris accord goals.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But on Democrats' main ask, the accord fell short for many progressives.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The chypre accord at the base includes modern notes, such as moss, amber and patchouli oil.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The fragrance opens with a zesty, fresh maracuja — or passion fruit — accord.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • On a visit to Israel this month, the human gains of the accords were clear.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Thy support for Howe, yet at the same time, there is the chance that the head coach could leave of his own accord.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • At the heart is a luminous frangipani accord.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Heinz added that Millard did not appear to be in distress and left on his own accord.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
  • And many peace accords fall apart quickly and are followed by new waves of violence.
    — Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Neither notice disclosed the terms of the accords.
    — Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Even as geopolitical alliances have been strained, the accords still stand—at least for now.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Robinson reportedly left on her own accord and was not fired.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And some leave of their own accord, tired of working at the hospital with the worst luck in the country, if not the world.
    — TIME, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Here’s why there was little accord on what caused a tragic blast at one hospital in Gaza.
    — WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The legal accord also entitled the city to lease the park block at no cost for 65 years.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Bowles also told jurors Maya did not disappear on her own accord.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • Rather than reaching that crossroads, Tomlin has chosen to step away on his own accord.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, Grace does a lot of science while waiting around for Rocky to wake up on his own accord.
    — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026

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