give in
verb
gave in; given in; giving in; gives in
: to yield under insistence or entreaty : surrender
Examples of give in in a Sentence
give in and have some chocolate
after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park
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On Saturday night, with Karl-Anthony Towns and OG nagged by foul trouble and the bench players struggling, Brunson refused to give in.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
That’s the latest reason given in a series of efforts to evict the Ogiek people, an Indigenous group of hunter-gatherers in the Mau forest of East Africa.
—Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
This board is not going to give in.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Brooke Lynn Heights can play the withering queen bee role she’s given in her sleep, while Marcia Marcia Marcia and Symoné prove amusingly bitchy lackies.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
That’s the latest reason given in a series of efforts to evict the Ogiek people, an Indigenous group of hunter-gatherers in the Mau forest of East Africa.
—Buket Altınçelep, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
This board is not going to give in.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Brooke Lynn Heights can play the withering queen bee role she’s given in her sleep, while Marcia Marcia Marcia and Symoné prove amusingly bitchy lackies.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
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“Give in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20in. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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