giving way
Example Sentences
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It carried a searching air before giving way to a drum solo and then to a brief, hard-driving suggestion of an entirely new song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Like skinny jeans, they eventually became unavoidable — and thus a bit stale, giving way to looser fits and bulkier “dad” sneakers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Black Crowes broke out with a frisky cover of this Otis Redding tune just as hair metal was giving way to grunge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Scotland finished the opening half strongly, their confidence rising, those worried stares on the faces of their supporters giving way to blessed hope.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
We raced out of town in the spitting dark, vague blue outlines of cottages giving way to sloping fields, then charged up the ridge, sheets of water streaming over our feet, making the path treacherous.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
