giving way

Example Sentences

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Globalization is giving way to geopolitical power cartels and a structural shift toward domestic, state-subsidized industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

The tracks were built long before the surrounding roads, and the city has grown around them, giving way to "risk normalisation", Amorn says.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

At the moment of its commercial death, VHS was giving way to the advent of a “new flesh” for home viewing: DVD.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

Her collar, he can see, is separating from the rest of the coat; threads are giving way.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr