surrendering

Example Sentences

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The Lakers had as many turnovers as baskets — seven! — while surrendering 11 points off those mistakes and blowing a one-point halftime lead forever.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The Supreme Allied Commander for Europe is always an American, and U.S. officials have said they have no intention of surrendering that post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"What they're doing is surrendering their own accent and their own muscular habits of the way they speak," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Omwamba was arrested earlier this month in a town near the Ethiopian border after surrendering to police.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Tally pulled back into the darkness, trying to ignore the horrible feeling that she was a spy, a sneak, for not surrendering to the woman’s authority.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld