succumb
verb (used without object)
to give way to superior force; yield.
were succumbing
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past progressiveof succumb.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At first, he said, it was unclear whether there was a technical problem or the companies were succumbing to pressure.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
Patients were succumbing from infections they acquired weeks earlier, as states grappled with cases that went undetected.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
And as other childhood stars were succumbing to the temptations of the limelight, Sweeney said her family was really instrumental in helping her to keep her head on straight.
From Fox News ● Aug. 20, 2019
Pose is a series about New York undergoing a cultural and fiscal revitalization, at the same time that some of its brightest lights were succumbing to AIDS.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2018
It was then August, the busiest and most unhealthy season of the year, when the servants and slaves, weakened by unremitting toil, were succumbing by scores to the fever.
From Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia by Johnston, Mary
