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• The Attorney-General soon relinquished his car for the gumleaves, and gradually the night passed.2015, Richard McDonough, Queensland Motoring Dawn, page 268. From the entry gumleaf
• Wakely to relinquish his duties as Honorary Publications Officer of the Railway Correspondence & Travel Society.1956 July, “Notes and News”, in Railway Magazine, page 493. From the entry ill-health
• She convinces him to relinquish the perilous mission and settle down in matrimonial splendor and the jubilant pitter-patter of scampering gnomettes.2019, Ray Bussard, Gurgurtha: The Epic Quest, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 164. From the entry gnomette
• And yet, the game is hard to relinquish.2012, Lizzie Stark, Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-Playing Games, Chicago, I.L.: Chicago Review…. From the entry larpy
• She explains that "Thaxter invites the onlooker to relinquish self-consciousness, to view the familiar sea and islands 'islandly,' as she does.2004, Norma H. Mandel, Beyond the Garden Gate. From the entry islandly
• One layman in Buddha's time decided to embrace celibacy and relinquished his marriage vows to his four wives.1990, John Stevens, Lust for enlightenment: Buddhism and sex. From the entry marriage
• At four-thirty the diners relinquished their demi-tasses to Carrington and returned to the living room for the afternoon session.1979, Archibald Rogers, The Monticello Fault, Durham, N.C.: Moore Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 275. From the entry demi-tasse
• With Pi’s removal from Honan, Chang lost his backing in the Kuei-te position and was obliged to relinquish it.1966, David S. Nivison, The Life and Thought of Chang Hsüeh-ch'eng (1738-1801), Stanford University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 100–101. From the entry days
• Among the changes, Sill's brigade relinquished its position in the advance of the army as other units leap-frogged south to the head of the army.2012 December 4, James Genco, “Rosecrans Forges His Army”, in Into the Tornado of War: A History of the Twenty-First Michigan Infantry in…. From the entry leapfrog
• She's nowhere close to relinquishing her crown as the queen of dance-pop—or abandoning her favorite role as pop music's most hot-to-trot coquette.2008 April 25, Jim DeRogatis, “Madonna reigns supreme with tasty 'Hard Candy'”, in Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 03 May 2008. From the entry hot to trot
• A visit to the penalty box occurs when the salesman has relinquished control of the sales call by immediately answering the customer's question.2003, Tim Breithaupt, 10 Steps to Sales Success: The Proven System That Can Shorten the Selling Cycle, Double Your Close Ratio, →ISBN…. From the entry penalty box
• He had made up his mind to have twelve, but, much to his regret, had to relinquish the twelfth owing to certain unpleasant sensations.1922 May, Richmal Crompton, “The Best Laid Plans”, in Just—William, London: George Newnes […], published July 1941, →OCLC, page 223. From the entry merry-go-round
• Wife, despite her august educational pedigree, stays at home to raise the kids, relinquishing career and otherwise idling in the make-work realm of school boards and volunteering.2026 January 11, Alex Kuczynski, “Her Life Was an Old-Money Dream. It Collapsed in a Moment.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry august
• Sloan, a three-decade veteran of Wells Fargo (WFC), said it was his decision to relinquish control of Wells Fargo (WFC) as a way to help the bank move forward.2019 March 28, Matt Egan, “Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan steps down suddenly”, in CNN Business. From the entry WFC
• In one study, 65.8% of the cat owners relinquishing a cat thought that their cat eliminated outside the litter box or destroyed furniture to spite them.2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 7. From the entry eliminate
• The fatigued and deluded travellers now relinquished the pursuit; and had no sooner done so, than they heard shellycoat applauding, in loud bursts of laughter, his successful roguery.2013, Donald Mackenzie, Scottish Folk-Lore and Folk Life, →ISBN. From the entry shellycoat
• The Aksai Chin region, forming nearly one-sixth of the area of Jammu and Kashmir, is controlled by China, which has no intention of relinquishing its jurisdiction.2012, Dilip Hiro, Apocalyptic Realm: Jihadists in South Asia, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 289. From the entry Trans-Karakoram Tract
• Soft determinism is an inviting doctrine, for it allows us to maintain a belief in free will without having to relinquish the belief that every event has a cause.2007, Steven M. Cahn, “Free Will or Determinism?”, in Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected Essays, 2nd edition, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry soft determinism
• In this ecstatic surge of floral imagery she relinquishes Bloom's presence for his name, and thus bequeaths him with his ghostdom and his passport to eternity.2004, Derek Attridge, James Joyce's Ulysses: A Casebook. From the entry ghostdom
• I ran forward, discharging my pistol into the creature's body in an effort to force it to relinquish its prey; but I might as profitably have shot at the sun.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp.…. From the entry discharge

Meaning of relinquish

1. verb To give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
2. verb To let go (free, away), physically release.
3. verb To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.

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How do you use relinquish in a sentence?

Relinquish is used as a verb. For example: “The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction.”

What is a short sentence with relinquish?

“to relinquish property”

What does relinquish mean?

Relinquish means to give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.