succumbing

Example Sentences

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Only lawmakers can act to prevent European carmakers from succumbing to this temptation, he added.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

We don’t want to be uncharitable toward the recently deceased, and we should note that he logged decades of impressive years before succumbing to decline.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 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

A second month of serious job losses would paint a darker picture of an economy that may finally be succumbing to a set of destabilizing crosscurrents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We passed Baker & Inglis, closed for vacation and succumbing to the unreality of schools during summertime.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides