forfeited

Example Sentences

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Earlier this month, an interim award of stock to Musk was forfeited under a “no double dip” principle, Tesla said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Several organizations declined to sign and their reporters forfeited their press passes but continued to report on the Pentagon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The match later resumed and Senegal won 1-0 but Caf said that the walkout meant they had forfeited the game.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Pakistan, who edged out Netherlands in the tournament opener on Saturday, would have conceded two points if they had forfeited the match, which could have put their chances of progressing in the tournament in jeopardy.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Indeed, rather like Michael Jackson in our own time, Mozart’s childhood had been forfeited to make way for a career as a freakishly talented boy prodigy to be touted around an adult world.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall