give over to

Example Sentences

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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

You just have to give over to her and her story and her history and that was the great joy of this — discovering the music in a brand new way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2021

“You just have to give over to the lottery, and there’s a lot of fear that manifests in that,” McIntyre said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2019

Then says she aloud to them all: 'My lords, is this the man the Spaniards would have me give over to them?'

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William