relent
Example Sentences
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Sure, I can relent that “Project Hail Mary” is less urgent than this year’s best picture winner, “One Battle After Another,” and not as hyper-specifically relevant to our times as “Eddington.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Eventually, despite their fears over how their daughter would be judged by Iraqi society, Hadi convinced Nayef’s parents to relent and let her participate.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 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
If they apply enough pressure, legally or emotionally, you will relent.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
Carl was afraid he might relent and let the old man stay, and so he continued to remind himself that this couldn’t be.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
