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

Even as he recognized their good intentions, he feared the marchers were succumbing to the disorienting lure of mass emotion.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021

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

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