Explore Accommodating through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like helpful or accommodative. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Accommodating in a sentence
Related words
Accommodating meaning
- Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.
- Pliable; easily corrupted.
Synonyms of Accommodating
Using Accommodating
- The main meaning on this page is: Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful. | Pliable; easily corrupted.
- Useful related words include: helpful, accommodative, complaisant, obliging.
- In the example corpus, accommodating often appears in combinations such as: and accommodating, of accommodating, more accommodating.
Context around Accommodating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 13 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Accommodating
- In this selection, "accommodating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, particularly, absence, wildfire and week stand out and add context to how "accommodating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and very accommodating in life and are very accommodating to film. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "accommodating" sits close to words such as aiken, bitterly and blazer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with accommodating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s been an accommodating week in the village. (9 words)
Calgary and Alberta are very accommodating to film and television crews. (11 words)
In all of your dealings with customers, be warm and accommodating. (11 words)
Kate Floros, a political scientist at UIC, said she spends a significant amount of time accommodating her students, from those who need to get caught up on work, to those who need all their exams rescheduled as a result of mental health challenges. (43 words)
Auchenharvie Academy head teacher Calum Johnston said: “I would like to thank our hosts at each of the different venues which have been accommodating us over the last couple of weeks and praise them for their hospitality and understanding. (39 words)
It is common for students at Christian colleges to joke about having a “ring by spring,” but BYU senior Brittany Brown from Boise, Idaho said Provo wedding culture is accommodating of most timelines and experiences. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fortunately, the Northwest Territories was very accommodating and Hay River was very accommodating.
A man, whom you would like to meet personally, he is good looking, loving, a trusted friend, reliable and accommodating.
As for academics, members of the student athlete advisory committee and athletics department are already in conversation with administration regarding more accommodating absence policies.
Auchenharvie Academy head teacher Calum Johnston said: “I would like to thank our hosts at each of the different venues which have been accommodating us over the last couple of weeks and praise them for their hospitality and understanding.
But works to date have had local support, with communities “very accommodating”, he added.
Buzz writes: 'You may not remember me as particularly accommodating, but I’ve grown up, and I’d be happy to share my family home – my pizza, even – with you this holiday season.
Calgary and Alberta are very accommodating to film and television crews.
CAO Chad Tullis gave council an update on the M.D.’s role in accommodating wildfire evacuees from Chipewyan Lake.
Clearly, I’m spinning over this still … but really … I’m relaxed and very accommodating in life, but I feel it went too far.
For a democracy known for its common sense, the Swiss sure are accommodating when it comes to Klaus’s Circus.
If the situation were reversed, the Palestinians might be no more accommodating of Jewish aspirations for peace and security.
In all of your dealings with customers, be warm and accommodating.
In apportioning due praise to Nisbet for his clinical display of finishing, it has to be said that he will rarely come up against a defence quite so accommodating as Motherwell’s.
It is common for students at Christian colleges to joke about having a “ring by spring,” but BYU senior Brittany Brown from Boise, Idaho said Provo wedding culture is accommodating of most timelines and experiences.
It’s been an accommodating week in the village.
Kate Floros, a political scientist at UIC, said she spends a significant amount of time accommodating her students, from those who need to get caught up on work, to those who need all their exams rescheduled as a result of mental health challenges.
Most neighbours will be understanding and accommodating, especially if notified first.
Robinson reiterated that allowing boat racks capable of accommodating larger boats will result in larger motors.
The book addressed the brutality of slavery and featured the character of “Uncle Tom”—a slave who, perhaps unfairly, came to symbolize the accommodating Black person who showed complete deference to Whites.
The girlfriend slammed the engaged man and branded him 'embarrassing' and 'small-minded' for not accommodating all guests.
Common combinations with accommodating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and accommodating 23×
- of accommodating 16×
- more accommodating 15×
- accommodating to 15×
- very accommodating 11×
- accommodating the 11×
- accommodating and 9×
- be accommodating 7×
- accommodating of 6×
- an accommodating 6×