How to use surrender in a sentence

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• He aimed the gun at him and he held his hands up in surrender.From the entry aim
• You will of course surrender all your future rights to the property.From the entry of course
• If they refuse to surrender the garrison, we'll just starve them out.From the entry starve
• The rebels found the suggested terms of surrender unstomachable, and went straight back to fighting.From the entry unstomachable
• Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of James II, to abandon without a formal surrender.From the entry abdicate
• The hostage taker decided to surrender to the police.From the entry taker
• Two decided to hide, the others surrendered.From the entry others
• The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.From the entry throw down
• Hendricks was only able to throw 52 pitches, surrendering two runs in 3.2 innings before being forced out of action when Angel Pagan's comebacker hit his right forearm.From the entry comebacker
• But instead of surrendering to the circumstances, she came up with an innovative way to reach customers.2020 August 16, Alaa Elassar, “A small boutique survived the coronavirus pandemic by live streaming fashion shows on Facebook”, in CNN…. From the entry macon
• A RESPECTABLE statesman once said if a country surrenders its sovereignty, it may become a half-past-six country.2018 July 21, Datuk Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid, “Staying clear of the half-past-six conundrum”, in The New Straits Times. From the entry half-past-six
• Let go to apprehend, surrender to overcome, and die to yourself that you might find life.2016, Jonathan Cahn, The Book of Mysteries, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry zeroah
• Inmates had simply to surrender in fear of a future of simply waiting for death.2014, Anthony Elliott, Masataka Katagiri, Atsushi Sawai, Routledge Companion to Contemporary Japanese Social Theory: From…. From the entry kawaii
• The more you hold on to the everyday, the farther away you are from surrendering.2012, Genevieve Wood, Kindling Our Stars: Nurturing Bright and Dark Flames, page 136. From the entry fall into oneself
• They are payments for surrendering what remuneration an executive was promised at the job he's leaving.2010, Chris Roush, Show Me the Money, →ISBN. From the entry sign-on
• She lived in the moment, surrendered to whatever the day presented, and remained her true, original self.2010, Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration, page 532. From the entry in the moment
• The beach front surrendered suddenly to a razory cluster of peaks.2009, David A. Ross, Calico Pennants. From the entry razory
• On Christmas Day the Allied forces on Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese.2009, Robyn Walker, “The Battle Rages”, in Sergeant Gander: A Canadian Hero, Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 69. From the entry Bowrington
• Loves lost, estates surrendered, Bayanova found herself the Scarlet O’Hara of Bucharest.2008 March 11, Elizabeth Kiem, “Alla Bayanova on the Arbat”, in The Morning News, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026. From the entry Scarlet O'Hara
• If you choose a life of awe, you will surrender the solace of certitude.2007 October 17, Paul Pearsall, “Awe”, in Health Communications. From the entry openture
• Inside the carriage the Germans signed the surrender document put before them.2003, John Malam, “The Day Armistice was Signed”, in Mary-Jane Wilkins, editor, 11 November 1918: The World War I Armistice (Dates with…. From the entry armistice
• Tom's hat should have bitten the bullet and surrendered then and there.2003–2004, Henry Bingham, chapter 105, in The Sons of Adam, Garden City, N.Y.: GuildAmerica Books, →ISBN, page 360. From the entry milliner
• Unable to get new provisions and facing a mutinery he decides to surrender.2003 December 23, assurancetourix, “Daughter wants to visit Saddam Hussein, He may be one of many doubles.”, in alt.conspiracy (Usenet)…. From the entry mutinery
• Death, forcing the beloved to imitate the animal's deconstruction, will make her surrender gender, identity, and coherence.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae. From the entry embryogeny
• The Yusun Clan either fled or surrendered in the face of these huge-boned, bronzed, godlike Warmen.1989, Richard La Plante, Tegné: Soul Warrior, Tor, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry warman
• Seeds that don’t surrender their “seedness” only wither up and blow away.1988, Peter Hayes, chapter 9, in The Supreme Adventure: The Experience of Siddha Yoga, New York: Dell, page 163. From the entry seedness
• Germany has surrendered to the Allies and the Japanese are desperately fighting for their lives.1988 [1981], Hualing Nieh Engle, translated by Jane Parish Yang and Linda Lappin, Mulberry and Peach: Two Women of China, Boston: Beacon…. From the entry Pa-tung
• I surrender, dear-- but only to the cosmic mystery, and only when the time comes.1983 September 8, Nickie McWhirter (Knight-Ridder News Service), “No one turns me into a zombie”, in The Miami Herald, Florida, page 1C. From the entry Scientologists
• Under the command of television you surrender your life to this or that organization.1974, Willem L. Oltmans, On growth - Volume 1, page 86. From the entry pseudolife
• It should be presumed that Russia will not lightly surrender this favorable position.1946 August, Conrad H. Lanza, “Perimeters in Paragraphs”, in The Field Artillery Journal, volume 36, number 8, page 480, column 3. From the entry strategical
• "Poor doggie," said Nora, surrendering the form to Carrados who had stretched out his hands for it.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London. From the entry doggie
• “We surrendered,” protested the officer, his face white under the moon.1922, Adventure, page 10. From the entry boucan
• No, I shall not disgrace the Cause, I shall not grieve my comrades by weak surrender!1912, Alexander Berkman, chapter 17, in Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist. From the entry daunt
• If you’ve yet to surrender to balletcore, investing in a pair of pointe-style flats is the place to start.2023 March 2, Joe Bromley, “The Insider: 11 Key styles for spring”, in Evening Standard, page 19. From the entry balletcore
• How much more, then, is needed a surrender of the will before there can be adequate appreciation of the Scriptures?2019, Francis John McConnell, Understanding the Scriptures, Good Press. From the entry scriptures
• The next one surrendered his bike, only for that, too, to give him a second flat as he started the descent.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited. From the entry flat
• However, some weeks after Ger-many surrendered, both Haunebu and Vril craft were spotted in the skies over occupied Germany.2010, George Romero, The Rescue, Lotus Vision Publishing Company, page 165. From the entry Haunebu

Meaning of surrender

1. verb To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
2. verb To yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
3. verb To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.

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Questions about surrender in a sentence

How do you use surrender in a sentence?

Surrender is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Don't shoot! I surrender!”

What is a short sentence with surrender?

“Don't shoot! I surrender!”

What does surrender mean?

Surrender means to give up into the power, control, or possession of another.