surrendering

Example Sentences

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Omwamba was arrested earlier this month in a town near the Ethiopian border after surrendering to police.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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

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 The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Finally, on August 15, Emperor Hirohito spoke over the radio to the Japanese people, telling them that Japan was surrendering.

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