relinquished

Example Sentences

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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

He has relinquished his active government and party roles, but during his 2008-2018 presidency, he and former US president Barack Obama presided over a short-lived thaw in Washington-Havana relations.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"I have never relinquished my convictions, my freedom of thought or my independence."

From Barron's • May 20, 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

Her friends’ hands slipped away and the walls relinquished their pressure and she passed out.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead