surrender to
Frequency: 8.520.5 per million words
Indicates the act of giving in to a person, demand, or force.
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- The rebels were forced to surrender to the overwhelming military force.
- The rebels were forced to surrender to the overwhelming military might.
- After a long siege, the city was compelled to surrender to the invaders.
- After a long siege, the city had no choice but to surrender to the enemy.
- He refused to surrender to his fears and continued the climb.
- He decided to surrender to his fate rather than fight it.
- The outnumbered soldiers had no choice but to surrender to the enemy.
- The captured soldiers were ordered to surrender to their captors.
- She decided to surrender to the temptation of the delicious cake.
- She refused to surrender to the pressure to compromise her values.
- They finally agreed to surrender to the demands of the protesters.
- The nation was reluctant to surrender to foreign influence.
- The fugitive attempted to escape but eventually had to surrender to the police.
- In the end, he had to surrender to the inevitable.
- The team had to surrender to the superior skills of their opponents.
- The dictator finally agreed to surrender to parliamentary rule.
- He was unwilling to surrender to the challenges and kept fighting.
- They threatened to surrender to the authorities if their demands were not met.
- The company was forced to surrender to the economic downturn.
- The once proud army was forced to surrender to a much smaller, but more determined, force.