surrender
Example Sentences
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After surrendering meekly in their opening two matches against China and South Korea, few fancied Rebecca Morrison's rink to right the wrongs against the world champions.
From BBC
The suspected driver of a stolen car led deputies on a chase Friday morning along the Los Angeles River channel before surrendering to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times
Indexes surrendered small gains that came after the January jobs report, briefly delayed by the government shutdown, showed the economy added 130,000 positions last month, more than double expectations.
“To surrender isn’t an option for Cuba,” he said last week.
I’m no Luddite, though I did cling to my BlackBerry, with its winning Lilliputian keyboard, surrendering reluctantly to an iPhone only when the BlackBerry became extinct.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
