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

They had to do it when the flak was flying after the capitulation against Argentina in November and the opening defeat by Italy in Rome a few weeks back.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The software ETF capped eight straight trading days of declines with a 5% drop in what felt like capitulation.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela