say uncle
Example Sentences
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Making one of them say uncle and going public about it demonstrates that proposition.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2025
In fact, they've been fighting it out with the IRS for quite a few years now, refusing to say "uncle".
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2014
He was trying to make me say uncle everyday but I wouldn't do it.
From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2013
Her hair, sprayed and sculpted a thousand times, softened down into a pangloss of wishful thinking, making nature say uncle.
From Time Magazine Archive
“No, it’s no good that way either. She just isn’t impressed with us. There’s just no fun making her say uncle when she doesn’t care whether we make her say uncle or not.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
