surrender

Example Sentences

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"They'll have to take us by force," said the man in his thirties, who fled his home with his wife and two-year-old son, insisting they "will not surrender".

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Samar shares the popular view that for every senior official "they've reportedly assigned three to seven successors. Like a hydra - you cut one head off, another grows back. They won't surrender any time soon."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He spoke of responsibility and self-determination and challenged wounded people not to surrender to victimhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Gone are any references to approving the nation's next leader or "unconditional surrender", which Trump had insisted on in the early days of the war.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He turned his hands up in a gesture of surrender.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson