How to Use give in in a Sentence

give in

verb
  • Do not give up and do not give in.
    — Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, many did not give in to the hype.
    — Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • And this time the Twins wouldn’t give in.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2025
  • This board is not going to give in.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
  • Some will be glad to see that the rear end does not give in to the coupe style.
    — New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But a team as stout as Kings wasn’t ready to give in just yet.
    — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Burns gave in to Nixon’s demands.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
  • With each step, the snow gave in and her foot pushed through to the bottom.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • What were you given in terms of access?
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Now is not the time to give in to that fatigue, which is real.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
  • When your weight is given in pounds, that is a measure of force.
    — Craig Merrett, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
  • His coach gave in -- but not before making the crowd work for it.
    — Jason Hanna, CNN, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The main advice here would be, don’t give in to the pressure.
    — NBC News, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The club doesn’t give in to the losing, the guys keep battling.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 13 June 2022
  • The look that Asa gives in that very first shot, that’s a kid who’s been abused.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But that doesn’t mean that Iran is going to give in and give up.
    — Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Just watching some of the game film, these guys gave in at times and played soft at times.
    — Dan Greene, SI.com, 20 June 2018
  • The idea was to give in to the water and let go just enough not to panic.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 6 July 2022
  • This team doesn’t give in to camp; none of the drinks will leave you with a sugar headache.
    — Bill Addison, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
  • He's got a palace he's been given in Abu Dhabi.
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
  • My hope is that our teachers will look this evil in the eye and refuse to give in or back down.
    — Tiffany Crutcher, CNN, 14 May 2021
  • Try not to give in to peer pressure to make a purchase that doesn't fit your needs.
    — oregonlive, 13 June 2020
  • The other is that China blinks and gives in.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This adds some give in the top block—the upper part of the jean that sits on the waist and hips.
    — Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The bun yields—yes, yields, as in gives in—to the crunch of bacon and snap of the hot dog.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2018
  • Larionov gave in to his daughters and drove them to the pool.
    — Keith Gave, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2018
  • The size of the tree is given in terms of the number of points, or nodes, in the graph.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This fall, give in to the power of the pendant necklace.
    — María Munsuri, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Roan isn’t one to give in to pressure from the industry.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The fire, the passion, the will just to win and compete and not to give in and not to lose.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Oct. 2021

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