surrender
Example Sentences
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A government agency that controlled our land lease demanded we surrender the property.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In ancient Greece, the city-state of Sparta forced the surrender of Athens by blocking its grain supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“It’s my dream now to surrender fully to sleep, to be relaxed and sleep calmly at night,” Abdul-Aal said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
It reads more like terms of surrender rather than a basis for negotiation.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
A year later in Alabama’s capital city, Montgomery, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat to a white man and move to the back of a city bus.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
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