forfeited

Example Sentences

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Although I forfeited my membership in the Partnered People club, I became a member of another, equally nonexclusive-but-far-less-touted club, the Happily Divorced Women.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

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

Uefa rules state that the berth in the lower competition has to be forfeited and passed to another league.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

Holmes posted bail and forfeited the amount when Pitezel, as planned, failed to return for trial.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson