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Example Sentences
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“I submit to you that doesn’t defer bad conduct, it just allows you to continue to do it,” said Michelle Meyers, an attorney for Every Fire Survivor’s Network, at the news conference.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
I feel like it’s not inevitable, I’m not going to submit to despair.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
"We will not submit to opportunistic lawyers looking to manufacture a payday from us," they added.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said earlier that Tehran maintains a deep, historical mistrust of the U.S. government, adding that “Iranians do not submit to force.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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
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