giving way
Example Sentences
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Historic villas are giving way to multiple condominiums.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It has also led pollsters to question long-standing assumptions about the president’s floor of support, wondering whether it is at risk of giving way.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Hilal says that both metals are moving in a way similar to how they moved earlier this year—a positive trend before giving way to a quick collapse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The first time I used it, I remember slicing into a sweet potato — the dense, orange flesh giving way so cleanly it almost felt like the knife was doing the work on its own.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
The sun pressed against the back of my neck as I ran out to meet him, the rough stone of the patio giving way to scrubby grass and then back to stone again.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
