refuse to surrender
Frequency: 7.512.3 per million words
To decline to surrender and continue to resist.
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Examples (10)
- Despite being outnumbered, the soldiers vowed to refuse to surrender.
- The rebels refused to surrender their weapons and continued to fight.
- Even under heavy bombardment, the defenders refused to surrender the fortress.
- The captured spy refused to surrender any classified information.
- Historical accounts show that the besieged city refused to surrender until its supplies were completely depleted.
- The coach insisted that the team refuse to surrender, no matter how difficult the game became.
- When cornered, the fugitive refused to surrender to the authorities.
- The resistance movement declared they would refuse to surrender their ideals.
- Facing overwhelming odds, the captain made the difficult decision to refuse to surrender his ship.
- It's often said that true heroes refuse to surrender in the face of adversity.