relent
Example Sentences
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Sure, I can relent that “Project Hail Mary” is less urgent than this year’s best picture winner, “One Battle After Another,” and not as hyper-specifically relevant to our times as “Eddington.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Not until Congress appeared poised to pass the bill anyway did Trump relent, reverse course and sign the measure into law.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Spare a thought then for Switzerland, which has been hit with punitive tariffs of 39%, and has so far been unable to persuade the US president to relent.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
If they apply enough pressure, legally or emotionally, you will relent.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
I would say something like “good-bye, dearest sister of mine,” and Judy would burst into tears, and Daddy would be so touched, he’d relent and take us all home.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
Vocabulary lists containing relent
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