How to Use relinquish in a Sentence

relinquish

verb

• She was forced to relinquish control of the project.
• The court ordered him to relinquish custody of his child.
• I will not relinquish my rights.
• Does the act of leaving relinquish one’s rights to the story of a place?
  — Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
• The real unlock for us in many ways was to relinquish control and trust the process and partners.
  — Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
• The rules do not require anyone to relinquish their pets and a permit will be at no cost.
  — Fox News, 27 Feb. 2021
• Body-cam footage shows deputies commanding him to relinquish the sword and get on the ground.
  — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020
• But employees opting to move may have to relinquish some of their base pay.
  — Anders Melin, Bloomberg.com, 15 Sep. 2020
• City officials have said the county doesn't want to relinquish rights to those lots.
  — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2020
• But so are the Bucks and Celtics, who will be stubborn to relinquish their crowns.
  — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 15 July 2023
• The Buckeyes have made a habit out of building big leads only to relinquish it late.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
• But in her twenties, her body forced her to relinquish control.
  — Anna Altman, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2021
• Now that the world has opened up again, many aren’t willing to relinquish all that comfort and go back to stiff and starchy fits.
  — Michael Loré, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
• Dangerfield secured a starting spot by the third game and would not relinquish it.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 22 Sep. 2020
• A dozen of the weapons have not been found, while the others were relinquished to detectives by the purchasers, sources said.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020
• He's installed as the starter, and has no plans of relinquishing that role anytime soon.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 15 Mar. 2018
• Who didn't relinquish their non-stretch jeans for a more comfortable pair of pants?
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 26 June 2021
• Eastside Christian took the next point and wouldn't relinquish the lead.
  — Emin Avakian, Burbank Leader, 2 Nov. 2017
• Neither captain was quite ready to relinquish his ship.
  — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
• In the play, the king has decided to relinquish his throne and wants to divide his kingdom among his three daughters.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
• But there was freedom in being able to relinquish control.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• In six months, the balmy days of summer will be coming to an end as the tiny bit of Botox in my face relinquishes its hold.
  — Sarah Wu, Glamour, 28 May 2019
• That is a process that is never fully achieved anywhere, but it cannot be relinquished to a state of despair.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
• Boston took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter and never relinquished it.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2017
• Nor is Kim likely to relinquish such a device once it can be deployed.
  — David A. Andelman, CNN, 9 May 2021
• And yet the writers are also loath to relinquish the story’s twisty, true-crime roots.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
• Offenders are expected to relinquish their weapons on their own and sometimes are not even told to do so.
  — Heather Buckner, Good Housekeeping, 24 Sep. 2022
• From the opening tip, Texas Tech took control and did not relinquish it.
  — Grant McGalliard, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2020
• Now the ketamine was forcing her to relinquish that dominance.
  — Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
• Maybe the most difficult part is relinquishing control of how the comics are received.
  — Vulture, 27 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024