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How to use the word capitulate in a Sentence?

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I am not asking anybody to capitulate but I’m asking people to collaborate.

Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I expect that the president will capitulate to the Communist Party of China. It should be pretty apparent to anybody that's been alive for the past five years that the Biden family is completely compromised by the Communist Party of China, it's been a grift for a very long time, and instead of going after the Communist Party of China, they're happy to change the text words of Jim Jordan that were on his phone, so that's all a distraction to keep the American people from focusing on what really is actionable intelligence and actual evidence like you said in plain sight that the DOJ should be pursuing right now.

Scott Perry

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I understand that we can have criminal justice reform, we can have police reform, but there has to be a balance because at this point criminals are unafraid of the police, they’re unafraid of the prosecutors, they won’t capitulate to the laws, so what do we do next?

Fox News

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This is coming through most clearly in Mariupol, where they're very intentionally targeting water stations and power supplies and internet towers and cell phone towers and that sort of thing, and a very deliberate attempt to make it more difficult for the defenders to hold out and try and force them to capitulate.

Mason Clark

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As a professional international health body, the World Health Organization should serve the health and welfare of all humanity and not capitulate to the political interests of a certain member.

Chen Shih-chung

Found on CNN
2 years ago

One thing I won't do is capitulate.

Gavin Newsom

Found on CNN
4 years ago

They have been unwilling to capitulate and they've really wanted to separate themselves as not being beholden to Wall Street, but at the end of the day they are.

Diane Swonk

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

By showcasing its slavery, ISIS is boasting that it practices Islam in its most literal interpretation, doesn't capitulate to public opinion and rejects modern interpretations, it is also showing it has a functional Islamic educational system and therefore is a real caliphate. The timing of the announcement is significant as Ramadan is a time of year where Muslims are charged with rejuvenating their faith.

Ryan Mauro

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The antipathy towards more austerity with the general public and (Greek governing party) Syriza is a major sticking point and means a quick resolution is unlikely if it means Greece has to capitulate.

Ben May

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Once you capitulate to one dictator, does that mean that the next dictator or the next terrorist that says you're not going to make a comedy about -- or a film at all about ISIS, all of us in public life have a responsibility right now to speak out and to say, 'No, Sony, you did the wrong thing' and to say to Hollywood, come behind -- the other studios should come behind Sony and offer their support.

Ed Royce

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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