relent
Example Sentences
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“It took some convincing, but she relented. She’s far off the path, but nothing is unsolvable.”
From Literature
Pegula grabbed a break in game five of the first set with a forehand winner to take charge and never relented, with the Russian making 16 unforced errors.
From Barron's
George finally relented and looked at Owen’s phone.
From Literature
They relented, and by the time she had landed her first stage role in Blackbird at the Manhattan Theatre Club in 2005, they had come round to the idea.
From BBC
“We will never forget, and never relent,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a post on X after the strikes were announced.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
