surrendering

Example Sentences

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The ongoing cost of living crisis has coincided with more people surrendering their pets, in the face of rising veterinary costs.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

San Juan Hills had earlier lost the ball on a turnover, its 19th of the game, surrendering its chance to take the lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

The great arbitrage of the 21st century is to preserve openness without surrendering agency and to assert sovereignty without cutting oneself from technology, markets, and ideas.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

In fact, he’s now worries the company risks surrendering its lead on a few fronts.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

They had been taught since childhood that retreating, surrendering, or being captured in war was a great shame to your nation and family.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac