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

He kept the diagnosis secret from everyone but Strickland, eventually succumbing to the disease in October 1985.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He could hear tree limbs succumbing to the wind, great exhalations as their trunks fell on streets and roofs.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers