submitting to

Example Sentences

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By submitting to men, tradwife proponents argue, a woman will activate his chivalric urge to protect and provide.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Disputing a charge means arguing with a chipper chatbot, or submitting to an hour of brain-melting hold music—call volume higher than expected!—only to be disconnected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Part of his plea agreement states that he must co-operate with prosecutors "for the rest of his life, including by submitting to debriefings by US government agencies".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

She’s on the wrong side of 50, has been fired from her retro-style exercise show and is so desperate that she’s considering submitting to a back-alley rejuvenation regime.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

Ramona neither struggled nor cried; she let herself be moved without actually submitting to it.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger