surrender

Example Sentences

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“Iran will not surrender the strait at this point,” said Gregory Brew, an Iran analyst at the Eurasia Group consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called the act a sign of moral collapse by “an enemy in disarray,” stating that such actions will not compel Iranians to surrender.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The people who will thrive alongside AI aren’t the ones who surrender to it most efficiently, they’re the ones who use it to stress-test their thinking and expand their cognitive range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

At the Potsdam Conference of 1945, after Germany's surrender, the allied leaders agreed that in the future Germany should be demilitarised.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The French had suffered a humiliating defeat in their war with Germany in 1870–71, when France was forced to surrender the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, a loss that France could neither forgive nor forget.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman