unconditionally surrender
Frequency: 7.01.2 per million words
to give up or stop resisting completely, without negotiating any terms
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- The defeated army decided to unconditionally surrender to avoid further bloodshed.
- After weeks of siege, the city had no choice but to unconditionally surrender.
- He urged the rebel forces to unconditionally surrender and lay down their arms.
- The terms were clear: they must unconditionally surrender or face total annihilation.
- Despite their initial resistance, they eventually chose to unconditionally surrender.
- The general refused to unconditionally surrender, vowing to fight to the last man.
- Historically, some nations have been forced to unconditionally surrender after devastating defeats.
- The enemy demanded that our troops unconditionally surrender by dawn.
- To save civilian lives, the commander made the difficult decision to unconditionally surrender.
- The ultimatum stated that they would have to unconditionally surrender within 24 hours.