knuckle under
Example Sentences
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People call New York a cesspool, but New Yorkers would never knuckle under to intolerance and let some lowlife get away with drawing swastikas.
From Literature
Mr. Netanyahu insisted that he had not knuckled under but merely done what the professionals had recommended.
From New York Times
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio knuckled under to protesters Sunday and promised to cut funding to “New York’s Finest.”
From Washington Times
Frightened though Smith is, she is even more outraged that so many others knuckle under to McCarthy’s blatant thuggery.
From New York Times
As for Democrats, the next best thing to conviction is a sham trial in which Republicans are rightfully seen as knuckling under to Trump.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
