- past tense form of relinquish.
- past participle of relinquish.
relinquished
Example Sentences
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His thinking evolved during his career, but he never fully relinquished his Randian support of laissez-faire economies free from government intervention.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
New York relinquished a bucket of first-round draft picks to land Bridges, who, like Josh Hart, is a former Villanova teammate of Brunson’s, and the ROI had been meh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
Having vowed to "fight to the death" to retain control, Smith eventually relinquished his part-ownership claim and agreed to pay £25,000 towards the museum's legal costs.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
“As I was saying,” Fezile said, “High John has relinquished his demand for Nyame’s Story Box.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
