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
• Amari’s parents had relinquished custody of the child and his younger brother.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
• Frame suggestions as ways to maintain independence rather than relinquish it.
  — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025