The phrase "accept condolences" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of expressing gratitude for sympathy offered during a time of loss or mourning.
Example: "During the memorial service, I was able to accept condolences from friends and family who came to support me."
Alternatives: "receive sympathies" or "acknowledge condolences".
But it was also a time for workers numbed by the loss of so many colleagues to vent emotions, to hug spouses and accept condolences.
In Staten Island, Dorothy Giovinazzo does not even accept condolences for her missing husband, Martin Giovinazzo, 34, a maintenance worker for Marsh & McLennan on the 93rd floor of 1 World Trade Center.
"I couldn't go and accept condolences, but nor could I go and risk people telling me they never liked my parents". There won't be a dilemma over any money her parents might leave her – she is sure they have written her out of their wills.
He smiled relentlessly as he accepted condolences from Democratic colleagues.
At the deli, the Pelham Bay Mini-Market, the woman behind the counter accepts condolences.
For the record, she is not accepting condolences for her career just yet.
I accepted condolences and refilled cups of Canada Dry. Casseroles and fruit salads arrived, along with cookies, flowers, books about healing, toys, bubble bath, cupcakes and gift cards.
Oblivious to the firefighters swarming around him, he accepted condolences from passing friends and shook his head as he watched his dreams burn up in the night.
She was often smiling and greeting friends and relatives, and accepting condolences from hundreds of firefighters holding their hats in their hands.
As Cruz's owners accepted condolences from well-wishers in the show community and beyond in recent days, Blue said she could not stop from speculating about what happened to her beloved dog.
In adjacent neighborhoods on Friday morning, the extended families of the two most recent victims, Mr. Gishi and Muhsen Abdul Wahid al-Hajama, sat at wakes in tents, accepting condolences from friends and well-wishers.
