How to Use succumb in a Sentence

succumb

verb
  • They will pressure you, and you must try not to succumb.
  • Trim away any roots that have succumbed to root rot.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
  • One man has succumbed to his injuries and died.
    — Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • Saints teams of recent past would have succumbed to those mishaps.
    — Michael Democker, NOLA.com, 29 Oct. 2017
  • Lee falter in his steady volume of fire and succumb to his wounds.
    — Drew Broach | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 10 Nov. 2020
  • One of the teens succumbed to his severe injuries and died.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Neither our city nor our country will succumb to this fear.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The doctor who treats him soon succumbs to the same ailment and dies.
    — Jeanne Jakle, ExpressNews.com, 24 Mar. 2020
  • This is more than three times the number of those who succumb to malaria.
    — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Young succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Rescuers saw one dog had succumbed to the heat, Gilbert said.
    — Sierra Van Der Brug, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Lois, on the other hand, fears the world is succumbing to evil.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Nearly all their couple friends had succumbed by now.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • One of the victims succumbed to her injuries.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Some deer who succumb to the disease don't look sick, the state wildlife agency said.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Broom is the second death-row inmate in Ohio to succumb to the virus.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2020
  • That, plus a whippable flex between the feet, and a stiffer tail that won’t succumb to g-forces.
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Now, at last and in style, United has succumbed to the future.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2018
  • But then Amadeus injures his hand, and succumbs to a near madness.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
  • How could Shiffrin be the greatest and succumb to the Olympic glare?
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Shakur succumbed to his injuries a week later at the age of 25.
    — Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • And be this example to her the doesn’t succumb to these feelings.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2023
  • The sweet morning air had yet to succumb to the heat of the day, and a slight breeze ruffled the trees.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The trees did not simply succumb to old age, the researchers believe.
    — Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 12 June 2018
  • Did the children succumb first, and the parents waited at their sides?
    — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Or will the center of the universe succumb to a snarling, fire-breathing beast?
    — Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Some guests fare better than others and beat the heat, while others succumb to the sauce.
    — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 8 May 2024
  • As the weather warms up, your garage succumbs to the elements.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • And some are succumbing to the temptations of wide-open roads.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2020
  • After six months or so in the womb of the cave, Flamini succumbed to its rhythms.
    — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024

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