give in

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Recent Examples of give in One source cites a speech Infantino gave in front of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum in Riyadh last month about the importance of investing in women’s football. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025 These parents understand love means more than showering their children with gifts and giving in to their every demand. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2025 Third, and this is key: Do not give in to insanity. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 June 2025 Don't give in to temptation and cross over with your mower—not even a tiny bit. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for give in
Recent Examples of Synonyms for give in
Verb
  • Most of the resulting plants succumbed to rust; the few that made it were crossed with one another to produce the next generation.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Don’t succumb to the urge to overfertilize, which leads to other problems. 4.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Science Homecoming, a nonprofit that promotes public engagement by scientists, also offered free editorial feedback to any contributor who submitted a draft.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • The issue was not mentioned in the official report on the Danish Realm submitted to parliament on February 28, 2024, though threats to Greenland from China and Russia were.
    Morten Høi Jensen, The Dial, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Luckily for Boca, Auckland has conceded an average of eight goals per game in this tournament.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • At the time, the Trump Administration was attempting to negotiate a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, with terms that heavily favored Putin: Ukraine would concede all the territory that Russia had occupied and give up its effort to join NATO.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Left-hander José Castillo surrendered RBI singles to Eli White and Nick Allen.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
  • Dominic Canzone’s sixth-inning home run was the seventh run Ober gave up, marking the second time in three starts that Ober has surrendered seven runs.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 June 2025

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