Used in a Sentence

surrendered

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for surrendered.

Editorial note

The question is whether they surrendered specifically out of fear of nuclear weapons, or weather it was because the Soviets invaded Manchuria.

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Quick take

given up often unwillingly

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of surrendered gathered in one view.

adjective

given up often unwillingly

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for surrendered.

Example sentences

1

The question is whether they surrendered specifically out of fear of nuclear weapons, or weather it was because the Soviets invaded Manchuria.

2

I sort of feel like the author has entirely surrendered to the ennui he describes, but he doesn't have to.

3

The logical end of this was their most recent deal which surrendered national sovereignty over their economy.

4

Basically, they'd either have surrendered, or become mostly irrelevant (like North Korea if it weren't for China).

5

Only if they had already surrendered before they got the news would the bomb be proved irrelevant.

6

Notable is the story of Arrhichion who won the Pankration when his opponent surrendered even though he died in the attempt.

7

Fiscal sovereignty was already surrendered when the adopted the Euro in the first place.

8

I work for a very large telecom in which management has basically surrendered control to HR and IT Security.

9

However, the King does not attempt to reclaim or exercise power; his children abuse him once he has surrendered it and is defenseless.

10

For example, it claims that they couldn't have surrendered because of the destructive power of the bomb, because there had been worse bombing raids.

11

Do you think the indigenous populations meekly surrendered to the Europeans?

12

Swedish Prosecution Authority: > If Mr Assange is surrendered to Sweden and a request is made to Sweden for his extradition to the United States of America, then article 28 of the framework decision applies.

Quote examples

1

As an argument that the Japanese surrender was more complicated than "we dropped a bomb, they surrendered"—well, obviously that's true.

2

Unofficially, politicians has surrendered the "because terrorism" excuse for a while now, as they simply want access to everyones private information in order to see where the problem are going to be.

3

With Intel providing 2 nearly identical drivers one of which kills it." That's funny because … I just surrendered my MacBook Pro to an Apple Store for service yesterday because the external display mysteriously stopped working and the system won't fully boot.

4

"Why is buying flour okay, or dealing with the details of ordering pizza yourself okay, but handing off the last little bit of the pizza ordering is reflective of decay?" I think it has to do with the fact that you surrendered choice in where this pizza comes from.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use surrendered in a sentence?

The question is whether they surrendered specifically out of fear of nuclear weapons, or weather it was because the Soviets invaded Manchuria.

What does surrendered mean?

given up often unwillingly

What part of speech is surrendered?

surrendered is commonly used as adjective.