forfeit
Example Sentences
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However, the unpredictability of his career does mean that he has to forfeit income to stay at home.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Subs are making $500 a day, but there are fewer subs than teachers and striking teachers forfeit pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Former footballer Bullard didn't join in when the trial began, then said "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" to forfeit the challenge.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Her order posed the question Heppner never asked: Does anyone with a Google account forfeit all rights to confidentiality?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Had I gone home to eat my plate of greens, Granny would not have allowed me out again, so the penalty I paid for roaming was to forfeit my food for twelve hours.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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