knuckle under
Example Sentences
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And man, that idea, that image of 22 public integrity lawyers locked in a room like truant children until they knuckle under, and somebody is going to file it.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025
Tesla recalled 21,599 China-made Model Ys in December, saying a suspension link may fall out of the steering knuckle under extreme stress conditions.
From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2022
California-based chains considered their customers and their markets; they did not have to knuckle under to the marketing dictates of a distant headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021
Even when the masters of the universe knuckle under and hire good lawyers, they’re notorious for undermining them.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2018
The distance from Rhode Island to New York was the same as the tip of my little finger to the first knuckle under it.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
