relent
Example Sentences
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Mother relented, allowing her daughters to spread the spirit circles into nearby smaller cities.
From Literature
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.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
