forfeited
Example Sentences
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She had been released from prison a few months earlier after being convicted on charges related to FTX’s collapse, and her Anthropic shares were forfeited to the federal government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Palisades High athletic director Rocky Montz announced Thursday afternoon that the Dolphins have forfeited their nonleague football game at San Pedro on Friday night because of an illness outbreak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 24-year-old was leading 6-4 2-1 in the semi-final when his Australian opponent, who called for a medical timeout after the first set, forfeited the match.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A government that will chase its own citizens for taxes incurred in 1999 has forfeited any argument that 1938 is too long ago to matter.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Indeed, rather like Michael Jackson in our own time, Mozart’s childhood had been forfeited to make way for a career as a freakishly talented boy prodigy to be touted around an adult world.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
