Example Sentences

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"What they're doing is surrendering their own accent and their own muscular habits of the way they speak," she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Daniel Pinto, the bank’s chief operating officer and Mr. Dimon’s deputy, is surrendering his title as head of the corporate and investment bank.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024

The Princess will keep her title, but is surrendering official duties to "create a clearer dividing line" between her private and royal role.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022

Marriage equality is popular, and no one is surrendering that right.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2022

There is no reason to doubt but that when a young woman forsakes the world and goes into a cloister she is surrendering much that has considerable attractions for her.

From A Grammar of Freethought by Cohen, Chapman