succumbing

Example Sentences

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But succumbing to the siren song of salt, I left my packed lunch at home to give it a whirl and find out what regularly eating too much salt is doing to our health.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That job belongs to our military chaplains who must help our troops cope with the ugly realities of war without succumbing to the culture of death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"The more we can improve peoples' diets, the more we may be able to protect people from succumbing to disease."

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Consumer sentiment about today’s top brands could keep them from succumbing to AI-driven disruption, much as Swiss luxury watchmakers survived the advent of cheaper mass-market competitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Even now, stripped of their opulence, crowded into two-bedroom apartments in Hialeah and Little Havana, the Puente women clung to their rituals as they did their engraved silverware, succumbing to a cloying nostalgia.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García