How to Use reciprocal in a Sentence

reciprocal

adjective
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  • But the desire to be more than pals isn't reciprocal, a source explained.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Among the reasons, a judge ruled, was the lack of a police-sharing reciprocal agreement with Haiti.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, relationships being reciprocal, the big man is going out of his way to try and be what the Jazz need, as well.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Woven throughout the text is the concept of reciprocal love.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Care must be reciprocal and love a boomerang, because all Mark had given seemed to be returning to him now.
    — Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Here is a Sim position in which the reciprocal zugzwang position is reached in nine moves.
    — Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2022
  • In spite of the violence, the film throbs with the potential of them sharing something reciprocal.
    — Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In every sense the relation between Migom Bank and the customer is reciprocal and fair.
    — Luke Chittock, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The parent’s obligations toward the son — and the reciprocal obligations of the son to the parent — must be analyzed in light of the special needs this man has.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Gina is ready for something sweet and normal and reciprocal, and EJ is there for her in a way that's really real.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 30 July 2021
  • But that same year, the drag queen and Union Jacks offered each other a reciprocal relationship coming out of the throes of the pandemic.
    — Micha Green, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2022
  • That energy was reciprocal based on the band’s many screaming fans, several of whom held up homemade signs in the front rows of the audience.
    — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Bland’s research emphasizes the importance of reciprocal trust and knowing that when one partner is down or has been killed by a boss, the other one is there to carry the load.
    — Amy Briscoe, Wired, 6 Mar. 2022
  • This approach sets a standard and paves the way for a more open, reciprocal feedback environment.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And the idea was for the United States, and in our hope the Russian Federation, to come with viable, practical, reciprocal ideas, to put those on the table, and to see if there were the potential for progress.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Ports said a swifter solution than reciprocal deals would be to hire an outside collection agency to go after the toll dodgers.
    — Elaine S. Povich, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Both nations have expelled senior diplomats in reciprocal moves, raising the prospect of an awkward rift between key partners of the US.
    — Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Also, there can be an initial problem of the person of focus not having reciprocal feelings, or feelings of the same degree.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • And the feeling seems to be reciprocal, if the intensity of their secret smooch is any indication.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
  • In return, customers will feel a deeper sense of loyalty to that brand—a true reciprocal value exchange.
    — Camille Nicita, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • The climax is an intense pas de deux of reciprocal sensuality: a dream within a dream.
    — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Such a step, which would need to be reciprocal, would reduce U.S. military operations in the region.
    — Vivian Salama, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Let others show up for you, let yourself be taken care of, and allow reciprocal relationships of all kinds to enter into your life.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Memberships are paid on a month-to-month basis; training at all levels is provided and members have reciprocal use at all Freedom Boat Club sites.
    — Sandy Wallace, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2022
  • This type of reciprocal arrangement is far less common in the hotel industry.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Travelers present a digital or paper-based bar code, and the EU and U.K. have granted reciprocal recognition.
    — Emily Ashton, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • But relationships are supposed to be reciprocal -- at least on some level.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The couple believes reciprocal IVF allows bonding the baby to both the biological parent and the birth parent.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
  • Few may be as hyperaggressive as the officers who killed Nichols, but their fear and belligerence can still evoke a reciprocal urge in a driver to talk back or flee, sparking a deadly cycle.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Outreach, at its heart, should be reciprocal rather than one dimensional.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2022

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