give over to
Example Sentences
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There’s so much trauma and, “But what if I did just give over to something.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
Across industries and companies, workers have been asking how much of their lives they are willing to give over to their bosses.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
“We need to rethink how much of this valuable resource we give over to cars and trucks and instead give it to people if we want the city to be livable in the long term.”
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2020
Even at this late date, I remain hopeful that I’ll eventually learn ways to better control the time I mentally give over to that war.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2018
But understand this—I possess, in addition, ten friends, whom I give over to thee as compensation for the loss of the eighty gold pieces.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
