Example Sentences

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No team in Premier League history has capitulated to that extent.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

On moral ground, the speaker has capitulated even more of who he was.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2018

Critics, including inside the United Nations, point out that the peacekeeping mission has capitulated too often to government pressure.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2014

Even the venerable Joy of Cooking has capitulated to the trend; recipes that used to provide meals for six now feed only four.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two rumors prevail: that Lee gained a victory on Monday, and that Lee has capitulated, with 35,000 men.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp