How to Use give way in a Sentence
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The thrill of invention gives way to the hard work of governance.
—Greg Pavlik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Soon these will give way to starker vistas of tenuous grassland and hogback mesa.
—Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018
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The group stage has given way to the knockout rounds, where the drama increases and viewership does as well.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Those defenses gave way during the pandemic, and the fungus surged.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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The classic bright blue pool is giving way to deeper, more sophisticated tones.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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When the 50-day gave way and then the 200-day gave way, those were the exits the original write-up identified.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 June 2026
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Local resident Mohammad Tahir said neighbors were the first to respond after the roof gave way.
—ABC News, 1 July 2026
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Of course, the summer of 2025 gave way to the fall, during which Swift and Kelce announced their engagement.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 July 2026
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The contrast captured the feeling of summer’s final weeks, when warm afternoons give way to unexpectedly cool evenings.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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In any case, Lohar was introduced, given way too much importance, and then killed off an episode later (after a two-year time-gap in the real world).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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Candlelight and gaslight gave way to electricity, an unwobbling source of interior light.
—Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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So the career of saying this film, not that one, gives way to a bitter understanding that the medium was indifferent to attempts at discrimination and prospects of a pantheon.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
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On Day 4, one of tennis’ more familiar rules took hold, American hopes were set for the July 4 weekend and the upsets of last year gave way to chalk.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 2 July 2026
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As a result, the old growth model of simply finding new customers is giving way to a relationship model focused on retention, advocacy and lifetime value.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Internal silos must give way to end-to-end systems that reflect how customers, suppliers, and partners actually experience value.
—Klaus Schwab, Time, 2 July 2026
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By the time Bell reached the Board of Governors, however, the ideological debate had largely given way to a different fight.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
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At a certain point, the admiration for Paraguay’s underdog defiance and spoiling strategy gave way to exasperation.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
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Editors and retail buyers gave way to athletes, actors, musicians, and artists, as front row guests while the likes of Scottie Pippen and Ramy Malek walked around casually.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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This stretch is a favorite among travelers, with rolling hills giving way to stunning shorelines near San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, where waves, beaches, and palm trees line the route.
—Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
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As a city at the heart of the American South, Atlanta’s traditional soul food foundations have given way to a modern-day melting pot, blending Southern roots with inventive and global culinary techniques.
—Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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Beneath the pastels, the sparkle, the big hair and the Southern charm that have become synonymous with the 27-year-old Georgia native lives a fire that gave way to Pink Pocket Pistol, her latest and greatest record.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
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Traditional search methods are giving way to more immersive, visual and conversational approaches, forcing businesses to adapt their optimization strategies beyond conventional SEO.
—Joseph Edgar, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
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The fragility has given way to a more resilient logistics network built around regional fulfillment, better inventory visibility, closer collaboration between brands and third-party logistics (3PL) providers and a more mature last-mile ecosystem.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
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