given away

Example Sentences

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Enquiries have proven otherwise, indicating that South Korean children in orphanages were given away for adoption without their families' consent.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

They have given away at least $8 billion through 2025, according to a spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"McLean - in it comes. Ferguson's header, given away, but it breaks to… Tierney! History! History for Scotland and Kieran Tierney is the hero with an absolute piledriver. Surely that's it done now!"

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"Our country will neither be given away, nor will our future be gambled with," Greenland's Deputy Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a post on Facebook.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I cry for all my possessions, given away.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart