relent
Example Sentences
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But data from last month showed apparel makers appeared to relent, as costs from the Iran war and the U.S.-led trade war pile up.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
“We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated, but we do so on our timeline and at our choosing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Advocates say they plan to continue pressing the U.S. government, even though many lack optimism that Washington will ever relent.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
And then you finally relent, because you were actually hungry the whole time, but it seemed more polite not to make them go to the kitchen and bring you food.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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