Use "relinquish" in a sentence

1. The enemy was forced to relinquish the city.

2. He does not intend to relinquish power.

3. They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.

4. Captain Weiss will relinquish command after this mission.

5. I would rather die than relinquish my virginity before marriage.

6. No one wants to relinquish power once they have it.

7. Lockwood himself was forced to relinquish his position in 19

8. Finally, Franco simply did not want to relinquish his position.

9. He was forced to relinquish control of the company.

10. Slowly, states are beginning to relinquish control of their energy industries.

11. The United States is pressing the rebel army to relinquish power.

12. The prince was persuaded to relinquish his claim to the throne.

13. Surely they were able to make poor Mr. Pollock relinquish it.

14. As yet, there is only speculation that Charles will relinquish his birthright.

15. An insecure Windows 7 will ensure that Microsoft will fully relinquish its grip in that space .

16. Synonyms for Abnegate include surrender, relinquish, renounce, cede, resign, abdicate, yield, waive, forgo and abandon

17. Soon, she felt, she would just have to relinquish control and let it carry her.

18. By this act, you force us to relinquish our allegiance to the Holy Father.

19. When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

20. Their efforts were eventually successful, and DeSapio was forced to relinquish power in 1961.

21. The contractor shall relinquish the area allocated to it in accordance with paragraph # of this regulation

22. Probably these men were persuaded to relinquish their rights for a sum of money in lieu.

23. James refused to perform either action, instead choosing to relinquish the post of Lord High Admiral.

24. The generals know they are ruining their country, but they do not dare relinquish power.

25. David Cranston will relinquish the role that he has combined with that of chief executive.

26. His court appearances drew so much flak that he was forced to relinquish his role at Microsoft.

27. This indicates a person’s willingness to deny himself utterly or to relinquish ownership of himself to God.

28. Amateur name-grabbers, threatened with a court case, can usually be bribed to relinquish a valuable name.

29. To relinquish the floor of a legislative assembly (as for a period of time or a question).

30. The contractor shall relinquish the blocks allocated to it in accordance with paragraphs # and # of this regulation

31. Conversely, it may not be hard to relinquish certain roles and tasks which were never experienced as rewarding.

32. The FDP, however, made Adenauer promise to relinquish the Chancellorship before the end of the parliamentary term

33. The generals know they are ruining their country,[Sentence dictionary] but they do not dare relinquish power.

34. Many thought Dole should at least relinquish his post of Senate majority leader to gain freedom from legislative strictures.

35. The client cannot expect the supplier to relinquish these parts to him unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing.

36. Most refuse to defy the cultural definition of masculinity, to overcome their fears, or to relinquish their male privilege.

37. Only Tuesday night did campaign sources reveal that he would relinquish the day-to-day duties of the leadership post.

38. To create a demise or bareboat charter, an owner must relinquish possession,(Sentencedict.com) control and navigation of the vessel the charterer.

39. We relinquish control of yaw, but roll, pitch and acceleration can still be controlled with algorithms that exploit this new configuration.

40. Cede: 1 v give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another Synonyms: conCede , grant , yield Type of: give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody v relinquish possession or control over Synonyms: deliver , give up , surrender Types: yield up surrender, as a result of pressure or force sell give

41. First, it may be difficult for them to relinquish the closeness and identification with their twin in favour of a marriage partner.

42. He had to withdraw from the parts of Elis under his control and relinquish his hereditary claims to Corinth and Megara.

43. Even the Church will today readily admit this, while remaining loath to relinquish many of the benefits obtained by the deception.

44. Renounce or relinquish, such as a right: He will Abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.; resign, quit; abandon; repudiate Not to be confused with:

45. To renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to Abdicate. verb …

46. Despite the victory, the FUNCINPEC had to enter into coalition talks with the Cambodian People's Party, led by Hun Sen, who refused to relinquish power.

47. Palestinians relinquish Arab League Chairmanship in protest of normalization Ramallah ultimately decides to remain in organization, after publicly threatening to withdraw altogether over its

48. But in the spring of 1940, the snows melted, and a renewed Soviet offensive compelled them to surrender and relinquish the Karelian Isthmus and some smaller territories.

49. Annuitants A waiver is an act of the government to intentionally relinquish its claim against an individual for a debt resulting from erroneous payments of wages or allowances

50. Having removed the students from the square, soldiers were ordered to relinquish their ammunition, after which they were allowed a short reprieve from 7 am to 9 am.

51. 7 Openly supporting Rosa Parks and her refusal to relinquish her seat to a white bus passenger made him a target for his opponents and his house was bombed.

52. The rest are chugging a toxic slurry of Cowardice, ambition, and opportunism that has led members of the upper house of a co-equal branch of government to relinquish their power and prerogatives

53. I want to talk to you a little bit about why the visions of Jeremy Rivkins, who would like to ban these sorts of technologies, or of the Bill Joys who would like to relinquish them, are actually -- to follow those paths would be such a tragedy for us.

54. Abdicate renounce or relinquish, such as a right: He will Abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.; resign, quit; abandon; repudiate Not to be confused with: abrogate – to abolish or annul by formal means; to repeal; put aside; cancel; revoke; rescind; nullify: to abrogate a law arrogate – to claim presumptuously; to assume without right: arrogate

55. The Breakup of the Bell System was mandated on January 8, 1982, by an agreed consent decree providing that AT&T Corporation would, as had been initially proposed by AT&T, relinquish control of the Bell Operating Companies that had provided local telephone service in the United States and Canada up until that point

56. Poem 154: Aunties There's a way a woman will not relinquish her pocketbook even pulled onstage, or called up to the pulpit— there's a way only your Auntie can make it taste right— rice & gravy is a meal if my late Great Aunt Toota makes it— Aunts cook like there's no tomorrow & they're right.

57. Poem 154: Aunties There's a way a woman will not relinquish her pocketbook even pulled onstage, or called up to the pulpit— there's a way only your Auntie can make it taste right— rice & gravy is a meal if my late Great Aunt Toota makes it— Aunts cook like there's no tomorrow & they're right.

58. Beckoned began when Steve and Lisa Stucky wanted to do what little they could to improve the quality of life for families in developing nations.? Partnering with artisan groups led to job creation, making it possible for these moms and dads to keep their children, rather than relinquish them to orphanages or international adoption.?

59. Abrogate to abolish or annul by formal means; to repeal; put aside; cancel; revoke; rescind; nullify: to Abrogate a law Not to be confused with: abdicate – renounce or relinquish, such as a right: He will abdicate the throne to marry a commoner.; resign, quit; abandon; repudiate arrogate – to claim presumptuously; to assume without right: arrogate