Example Sentences

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Even the giants of fast food, like McDonald’s and Wendy’s, are succumbing to an ever-growing uniformity, with dining rooms disappearing and cashiers replaced by touchscreens and pick-up-only storefronts.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024

From towering sequoias to ancient bristlecone pines, millions of California trees are succumbing to worsening wildfires, severe drought, extreme heat, disease and other stressors that have been intensified by global warming.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Now, turkeys themselves are succumbing to toxic masculinity.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2022

And without that first-hand experience, even people who heeded health officials’ pleas to stay masked and keep their distance are succumbing to pandemic fatigue because “fears tend to habituate,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2021

Mr. Marsh remarked speculatively, as though they were speaking of some quite abstract topic, "It may also be possibly that you are succumbing to habit and inertia and routine."

From The Brimming Cup by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield