How to Use relent in a Sentence

relent

verb

• The winds would not relent.
• Our application was initially refused, but the city relented in the end and the permit was issued.
• They had refused to pay and relented only after being threatened with a lawsuit.
• The tears stopped, but the burden of the past months won’t relent.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2020
• With each hit and each strike call, the crowd didn’t relent.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 28 May 2023
• The first two episodes were meant to have this pace that doesn’t relent.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 July 2023
• The 76ers had a few chances to pull away and the Cavs never relented.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2019
• The 30-day mark came and went, and the pandemic did not relent.
  — Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
• When a last-minute deal was reached with the White House, many of them relented.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
• In the face of the protests, the commissioners relented — a bit.
  — Monica Potts, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
• The market would not relent and the central bank made good on its word.
  — John Kicklighter, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• The flames spread quickly and, with no water to douse them, Chuck was forced to relent.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2022
• More from Canzano: The Pilots might bolt the state if Brown fails to relent.
  — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2020
• Both sides relented the next day and agreed to five makeup days.
  — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• Share Your Thoughts Should schools relent and let students use phones in class?
  — Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2020
• Michael, with the same passion that made him a great racer would not relent.
  — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2019
• And when the second half started, the Jaguars’ defense did not relent.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 24 Sep. 2022
• The 49-year-old Fairview Park man was released on bond, and his wife relented and picked him up.
  — cleveland.com, 7 June 2019
• That afternoon, one of the would-be dissenters came in and agreed to relent, and Tall Paul got his way.
  — Neil Irwin, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
• Despite Truex's best efforts in the final half of the last lap, the rookie wouldn't relent.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2020
• The Cardinals didn't relent and held Marsh to 4 of 11 passing.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2022
• The Swamp is a real-deal road atmosphere with a crowd that did not relent for three hours.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
• Even in the lean years, the Jay Mustangs never relented.
  — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
• This time the DeKalbs relented and opened the door to see the entire Hart family standing in a row.
  — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2018
• The forces arrayed against gun control will not relent.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022
• That’s because of the never-relenting orbit of our Earth around the sun.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 Aug. 2019
• Smith held out the first two games of the 1993 season before the Cowboys relented and the two sides signed an agreement.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 29 July 2019
• Walden relented and decided to give the first Black female news boss more time in the role.
  — Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
• The heavy winds were not expected to relent Sunday, Baines said.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2022
• But when some on his remaining national security team pointed out the risks of this maneuver, Trump relented.
  — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024