submission
Example Sentences
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That it is not true that a woman can win a man’s eternal devotion with submission.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
In Sunday’s finale, it was always all of them, a scrambling, scrapping bunch that stunned the three-time champion Gamecocks into submission in the third-biggest blowout in women’s final history.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The statement said the Maldives government would "pursue all available avenues for a formal submission" to the ICJ and continued to "assess all lawful means to uphold the national interest".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Islamic fasting is oriented toward submission to divine will, while Christian penance is animated by gratitude for the incarnate God who suffered, died and rose again for the salvation of humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
When despite her assault by comb and scissors a few strands refused to lie down meekly, she soaked them mercilessly into submission.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing submission
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry (1775)
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"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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