forfeit
Example Sentences
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And we risk forfeiting the epiphanies that sometimes spring to mind while doing easy, repetitive job functions.
With his head dipped and voice low, Soto-Parada pleaded “culpable” through a Spanish interpreter as he forfeited his right to a trial.
From Los Angeles Times
When a star player entered the draft, they automatically forfeited their college eligibility.
But the terminally dissatisfied Carol would rather stew in her own low-grade depression and angst that forfeit her free will.
From Los Angeles Times
Businesses sometimes make working conditions unpleasant in the run-up to layoffs, hoping employees will leave on their own and forfeit severance packages.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
