relent
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In the end, he relented and removed the limb by cutting only the rot, below the usual line of living tissue.
After about a month, Pepsi relented, she said.
But this has been a challenging season for Newcastle and it shows no signs of relenting.
From BBC
They would undoubtedly object to the marriage, but with Babci on our side, they would relent.
From Literature
In a Fed policy meeting later that year, he argued against a further bond-buying program, but relented and voted in support.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
