relinquished

Example Sentences

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New York relinquished a bucket of first-round draft picks to land Bridges, who, like Josh Hart, is a former Villanova teammate of Brunson’s, and the ROI had been meh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"I have never relinquished my convictions, my freedom of thought, or my independence."

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Having vowed to "fight to the death" to retain control, Smith eventually relinquished his part-ownership claim and agreed to pay £25,000 towards the museum's legal costs.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences.”

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry