succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
had succumbed
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past perfectof succumb.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A statement from his wife and children sent to AFP said he had "succumbed to cancer this Friday, October 31".
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Many of Monet’s artist friends, including James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent and Édouard Manet, had succumbed to La Serenissima’s seductive light and glittering water, but Monet seemed resistant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
Queen Isabella of Bourbon, Philip’s shrewd and beloved wife of nearly 30 years, had succumbed two years before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
One student didn’t realize his shoes had succumbed to the fire until recent basketball tryouts, Grant said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Four days ago, one of the king’s own squires had succumbed to cold and hunger, a boy named Bryen Farring who’d been kin to Ser Godry.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
