give way
Example Sentences
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“But we think that geopolitical fears will give way to weak fundamentals.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
And Fordism would give way to a management approach that maximizes profits by squeezing workers’ wages and benefits.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
At the elevation where the oak and scrub give way to cedar, fir and pine, I had a horrific shock rounding a familiar bend anticipating a thrill I had felt so many times before.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
Dozens of Art Deco buildings have been erased to give way to glass and steel facades, and hundreds more are under threat.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
At what point would the ground give way and plunge me into anxiety?
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
