submit to
Example Sentences
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At the hospital, one of the officers requested that Cervantes submit to a “subjective sobriety test” that included measuring her eye’s response to stimuli, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
For the next two months, they will have to submit to military discipline.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
As for those less inclined to submit to some digital catalog call, there are and have always been chatrooms, forums, and online gaming communities enabling like-minded people to gather without meeting in the flesh.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
Geronimo’s people, who refused to submit to colonization, fought these wars on two fronts: against the U.S. in the north and Mexico in the south.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Gorgias’s brother Herodicus is a doctor, and the former attests that when trying to persuade a patient to submit to a course of treatment, his oratory is far more effective than his brother’s medical expertise.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
