give way
Example Sentences
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Their initial responses of shock and fear have given way to attempts to adapt, switching locations and changing routines.
From BBC
In that time, fears about the Federal Reserve needing to raise interest rates to quell inflation have given way to concerns about the economic damage of the historic oil-price surge.
From MarketWatch
I can still conjure it: the heated seat warming my back, the hot chocolate coating my throat, the cinnamon strudel giving way under my teeth.
From Salon
He holds me while my shoulders shake and the sun relinquishes its last beam, giving way to blackness.
From Literature
The garbage shuddered and gave way to a dingy white rat: sharp red eyes, a pink tail, back paw missing two toes.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
