relent
Example Sentences
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Pakistan relented on their original decision to boycott the fixture in solidarity with Bangladesh, who had to forfeit their place in this T20 World Cup when refused dispensation to play their games outside of India.
From BBC
I’m tempted to camp out on her front porch until she relents.
From Literature
Now, it seems, the nuclear engineers are relenting.
From BBC
But even that toll hasn’t led the Kremlin to relent.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
