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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Examples (20)

  • 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.