capitulation

Example Sentences

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Captain Van Dijk criticised his team-mates after last Saturday's 4-0 capitulation against Manchester City in the FA Cup.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He expects stock capitulation only if credit spreads widen meaningfully from here.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Gulf nations have showcased unexpected resilience, and instead of capitulation warned of retaliation as their air defenses shot down most Iranian drones and missiles, preventing catastrophic damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

He brought the news that the dans on foot had offered their capitulation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White