Example Sentences
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If England are to regain the World Cup, having surrendered it meekly in 2023, much of the responsibility will rest on Joe Root's shoulders.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Popular Constitutionalism, Kramer describes this tradition as one that “we seem to have lost, or surrendered, today.”
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Right-hander Kyle Hurt opened and surrendered two runs on three hits through 1⅔ innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Society has slowly surrendered all that as it has retreated into tribes, bubbles and screens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
When the last fort surrendered on August 17, the Germans began their march across Belgium, driving thousands of frightened refugees before them.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
