capitulate

Example Sentences

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Malinin, a two-time defending world champion and undefeated for over two years, had been leading after the short programme, but he capitulated and ultimately finished 15th in the free skate and eighth overall.

From Barron's

"Sabalenka will go away with a lot of things to think about - she basically capitulated."

From BBC

With U.S. warships that once patrolled the strait now deployed chasing drug boats in the Caribbean and mopping up Inuit resistance on Greenland’s coasts, Taipei quickly capitulated.

From The Wall Street Journal

European officials are searching for ways to respond to the president without escalating the situation into a broader trade spat or capitulating on security in the face of his trade threats.

From The Wall Street Journal

First, he could capitulate to U.S. demands to halt Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.

From Salon