knuckle under

Example Sentences

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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

For today, though, it’s enough that the biggest guy on the block has begun knuckling under to reality—a reality that Fink acknowledges will only grow larger.

From The New Yorker