How to Use relinquish in a Sentence

relinquish

verb
  • She was forced to relinquish control of the project.
  • The court ordered him to relinquish custody of his child.
  • I will not relinquish my rights.
  • The Chiefs wouldn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the game.
    Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Louis fought the change for a bit, but agreed to relinquish the throne in 1217.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The Wolverines trailed, 1-0, to start the game — and then took the lead and never relinquished it.
    Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Does the act of leaving relinquish one’s rights to the story of a place?
    Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
  • The game was tied at 76 when Davis made a steal, and Justin Smith dunked it to a lead the Hogs would not relinquish.
    Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 7 Mar. 2021
  • The Panthers took the lead at the 3:15 mark of the third quarter and never relinquished it.
    David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2019
  • But so are the Bucks and Celtics, who will be stubborn to relinquish their crowns.
    Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 15 July 2023
  • The 59ers relinquished four runs in the seventh inning and Doolin was hit hard.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 15 June 2018
  • The team last relinquished first place in the division on April 11.
    Stephanie Apstein, Sports Illustrated, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Teammate Neal ran it in from there to give the Lions a 12-7 lead the team would not relinquish.
    Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The narrative was set in 1989 and, for elites, it cannot be relinquished now.
    Andrew Sullivan, Daily Intelligencer, 1 June 2018
  • The Sunrise forward scored back-to-back goals in the matter of a minute to give his club a 3-1 lead the team would not relinquish.
    Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • As part of Meghan and Harry's new deal , the Duke of Sussex will relinquish all three of these posts.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2020
  • His strip-sack of Dak Prescott in the second quarter led to a touchdown and a lead the Browns would not relinquish.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Body-cam footage shows deputies commanding him to relinquish the sword and get on the ground.
    Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Scott Renfroe tacked on the extra point and Pike Liberal would not relinquish the lead for the rest of the night.
    al, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Now that the world has opened up again, many aren’t willing to relinquish all that comfort and go back to stiff and starchy fits.
    Michael Loré, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, the only way such a move would work would be if the Heat would be willing to relinquish their 2021 cap space.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The real unlock for us in many ways was to relinquish control and trust the process and partners.
    Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
  • The Gaels never relinquished the lead again and held on for their 20th straight home win in this series.
    Josh Dubow, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
  • That would kickstart a 19-0 UConn run that gave the Huskies a nine-point edge, an advantage the Huskies would not relinquish for the rest of the game.
    Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • A dozen of the weapons have not been found, while the others were relinquished to detectives by the purchasers, sources said.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • From the opening tip, Texas Tech took control and did not relinquish it.
    Grant McGalliard, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2020
  • In six months, the balmy days of summer will be coming to an end as the tiny bit of Botox in my face relinquishes its hold.
    Sarah Wu, Glamour, 28 May 2019
  • The rules do not require anyone to relinquish their pets and a permit will be at no cost.
    Fox News, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Why aren’t the individuals responsible for this massive fraud serving long jail sentences after relinquishing all of their personal assets to the courts?
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Fifty-seven children have been relinquished under under safe haven laws in Connecticut since 2001, according to public testimony to the Committee on Children.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025

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