surrender

Example Sentences

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What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the act a sign of moral collapse by “an enemy in disarray,” stating that such actions will not compel Iranians to surrender.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"It feels as though you want to give up, but you also know you can't surrender because you have a family."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Lose in Perth, lose in Brisbane, surrender the series before Christmas.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I tightened my grip on the horn, making a decision, based on another kind of instinct, not to surrender my hold.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover