giving way

Example Sentences

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One medicine approved across dozens of cancers and selling about $32 billion a year is giving way to something more fragmented.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I can still conjure it: the heated seat warming my back, the hot chocolate coating my throat, the cinnamon strudel giving way under my teeth.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s as if a long-disused history book’s pages have finally been opened, dust giving way to color and purpose.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Nowruz marks the point when the cold of winter begins to recede, giving way to the lively and hopeful arrival of spring.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

At last the trees thinned, giving way to a sweep of meadow, and they stepped out of the wood into sunlight.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell