total surrender
Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words
Similar to complete surrender, emphasizing the entirety of the act.
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Examples (10)
- The defeated army offered total surrender.
- Facing overwhelming odds, the rebels had no choice but to accept total surrender.
- The terms of the armistice demanded total surrender without negotiation.
- After weeks of fierce fighting, the city finally fell, leading to total surrender.
- The government's decision was to seek total surrender to end the conflict.
- The enemy forces were prepared for total surrender after their supply lines were cut.
- Historical accounts describe the dramatic scene of total surrender.
- It was a moment of total surrender, with no hope of reinforcement.
- The general ordered his troops to prepare for total surrender.
- The negotiations ultimately led to an agreement of total surrender.