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How to use the word succumbing in a Sentence?

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I am sure that the sanctions pressure will eventually subside, and those who will not curtail their projects in our country, succumbing to the slogans of foreign politicians, will win.

United States

Found on CNN
2 years ago

More than 100,000 long term care residents have died from this virus in the U.S. and our nursing homes are now experiencing the worst outbreak of new cases since last spring with more than 2,000 residents succumbing to this virus each week, we are extremely hopeful this vaccine will literally be a lifesaver for thousands of residents.

Mark Parkinson

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's troubling that prosecutors are now succumbing to political pressure to make summary arrests a few days after the incident rather than conduct a thorough investigation. It seems that everyone is entitled to due process these days but police officers.

Steven Worth

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I'll say something even more concerning to me, and that is the intelligence community is beginning to withhold documents from Congress on the issue of Ukraine. They appear to be succumbing to pressure from President Donald Trump administration.

Adam Schiff

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There was a duty placed on TUI to tell customers before traveling to Mexico, the moment that they knew of an outbreak in the resort, something that was likely to affect people, if you imagine people who have for instance poor immune systems traveling to a resort like that and then succumbing to an illness like cyclospora, thats dangerous.

Nick Harris

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

If The Fed doesn't raise rates The Fed will look like The Fed's succumbing to the bullying of Trump's tweets.

Michael Arone

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There will certainly be a groundswell of contributions and national interest, but his race really depends on voters in her district, those voters are not succumbing to the Bernie Sanders movement.

Dave Wasserman

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Those voters are not succumbing to the Bernie Sanders movement, she’s well known to many voters beyond her job as chairwoman. Many know her personally.

Dave Wasserman

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Precocial young can avoid predation on their own, and there is a much smaller chance of the entire brood succumbing to predation at once.

Curry Rogers

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are succumbing to the caprice of man that our Founders fought to escape, the cure to these problems will not come from Washington, D.C. Instead, the states must lead the way.

Greg Abbott

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It is entirely possible that these two attackers were radicalized to commit this act of terror. And if so, it would underscore a threat we've been focused on for years -- the danger of people succumbing to violent extremist ideologies.

President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The devil is the source of temptation, but succumbing to temptation is our own doing. Only if we come face to face with our own sinfulness, do we begin to be grateful for the power of God’s forgiveness. Only if we recognize the connection between sin and death, do we begin to probe the meaning of Christ’s death and resurrection. Only if we experience the evil we have done, do we begin to understand how God has brought redemption out of loss, love out of hatred.

Francis Cardinal George, OMI

added by anonymous
8 years ago

Before heading to a restaurant look up the menu online, this helps to avoid succumbing to the pressure of ordering before reading all of the options.

Lori Rosenthal

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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