give over to
Example Sentences
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When Adams finally produced his personal phone the next day, it was locked with a new six-digit passcode that the mayor refused to give over to the feds, claiming that he could not remember it.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2024
Across industries and companies, workers have been asking how much of their lives they are willing to give over to their bosses.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Both shows love to play off what viewers “hope” will happen, and their disciplined refusal to give over to the more familiar contours of happy endings and redemption make them richer and more fraught.
From New York Times • May 29, 2023
But I get how it could be very relaxing and very helpful if you give over to it.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2022
King Burislaf, she declared, was so dear a friend of King Olaf that so soon as they met he would surely give over to him all that he craved.
From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert
