succumbing

Example Sentences

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So the best investors can hope for in the U.K. is probably that the government will muddle through without succumbing to a political or fiscal collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But succumbing to the siren song of salt, I left my packed lunch at home to give it a whirl and find out what regularly eating too much salt is doing to our health.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"Our mother suffered indescribable pain for more than three weeks before succumbing to her injuries," said the statement read by Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty, according to the Denver Post.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

We don’t want to be uncharitable toward the recently deceased, and we should note that he logged decades of impressive years before succumbing to decline.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

Well into December, individuals were still succumbing to the fever, and Thomas Jefferson was worrying over which houses were safe to enter.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy