cry uncle

Example Sentences

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So, in Rauch’s judgment, the good guys won this argument, even if evangelicals have refused to cry uncle.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

Unity can't simply be asserted, and it can't be a veiled demand that the other guy cry uncle.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2020

If the Duke player gave up, he could holler calf rope, and the Wisconsin player would cry uncle.

From Time • Apr. 6, 2015

That put the grand total over the top and forced me to cry uncle.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2014

We plan to kid the pants off this spaceman business, until those bright boys in the glass hats cry uncle.

From Get Out of Our Skies! by Jarvis, E. K.