Relinquish

//ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ//

"Relinquish" in a Sentence (13 examples)

I would rather die than relinquish my virginity before marriage.

They will never relinquish power willingly.

Power is a drug which few ever manage to relinquish.

They will relinquish power and dismantle the single-party state.

The powerful governor is refusing to relinquish control despite being ousted by the country’s president.

to relinquish a title

to relinquish property

to relinquish rights

to relinquish citizenship or nationality

relinquish power

With this issue Mr. W. A. Willox regretfully relinquishes the editorship of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE

But it was the most fleeting of false dawns. Dmitri Yachvilli slotted a penalty from distance after Flood failed to release his man on the deck, and France took a grip they would never relinquish.

The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction.

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