relent

Example Sentences

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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

Eventually, despite their fears over how their daughter would be judged by Iraqi society, Hadi convinced Nayef’s parents to relent and let her participate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

If they apply enough pressure, legally or emotionally, you will relent.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Then she would relent for a time and push us with the gentle hand of a mother rocking a cradle, and, exhausted, I would sleep.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein