relent

Example Sentences

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I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Advocates say they plan to continue pressing the U.S. government, even though many lack optimism that Washington will ever relent.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“But I’m finishing a paper,” a straight-A teen might say, in which case they would relent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Spare a thought then for Switzerland, which has been hit with punitive tariffs of 39%, and has so far been unable to persuade the US president to relent.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

His friends were hot allowed to see him, but the Old Bear did relent and permit him Ghost, so he was not utterly alone.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin