giving way
Example Sentences
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At the moment of its commercial death, VHS was giving way to the advent of a “new flesh” for home viewing: DVD.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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
Nowruz marks the point when the cold of winter begins to recede, giving way to the lively and hopeful arrival of spring.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
In easternmost Siasconset, the gray-shingled fishermen’s cottages that occupied the corners of plots of sea grass and wildflowers are giving way to mansions in private cul-de-sacs.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
