capitulation

Example Sentences

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What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But Suzanne Maloney, an Iran specialist and foreign-policy vice president at the Brookings Institution think tank, said Trump won’t swiftly get the full capitulation he seeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

A second-half capitulation saw Tottenham lose 4-1 at home against leaders Arsenal in Tudor's first game, but the manner of their loss at Craven Cottage may be more worrying.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

It was a wholly unexpected capitulation from Lens, who came into the weekend with the best defensive record in the division.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

The ANC regarded any acceptance of Bantu Authorities as a capitulation to the government.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela