Examples of sue for peace in a Sentence
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Though the Ukrainians may wish to forget it these days, their first attempt to sue for peace began as soon as the invasion started.
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Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
Five years after Apple and Disney officially kicked off hostilities versus Netflix in the race to win SVOD share, a major combatant could be getting ready to sue for peace.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2024
He’s touted his special rapport with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a CNN town hall while urging Ukraine to sue for peace.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
The longer this war grinds on, the more pressure there is going to be to sue for peace.
—ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
And Germany would launch a massive attack in the West, swooping down through Belgium and northern France to encircle Paris—all within six weeks, at which point, the Germans assumed, France would surrender, and Russia would sue for peace.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2023
Upon this, our warriors went into their country, burnt their houses, destroyed their corn, and obliged them to sue for peace and give hostages for their future good behavior.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2023
Some Ukrainian analysts say Mr. Putin is hoping that by offering the potential for a negotiated end to the conflict, some Western leaders may boost pressure on Kyiv to sue for peace.
—Thomas Grove, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
Maybe there are forces in the Kremlin who are very unhappy with where Putin is taking Russia and are plotting to bring him down and sue for peace.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2022
Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
Five years after Apple and Disney officially kicked off hostilities versus Netflix in the race to win SVOD share, a major combatant could be getting ready to sue for peace.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 June 2024
He’s touted his special rapport with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a CNN town hall while urging Ukraine to sue for peace.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
The longer this war grinds on, the more pressure there is going to be to sue for peace.
—ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
And Germany would launch a massive attack in the West, swooping down through Belgium and northern France to encircle Paris—all within six weeks, at which point, the Germans assumed, France would surrender, and Russia would sue for peace.
—Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2023
Upon this, our warriors went into their country, burnt their houses, destroyed their corn, and obliged them to sue for peace and give hostages for their future good behavior.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 May 2023
Some Ukrainian analysts say Mr. Putin is hoping that by offering the potential for a negotiated end to the conflict, some Western leaders may boost pressure on Kyiv to sue for peace.
—Thomas Grove, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2022
Maybe there are forces in the Kremlin who are very unhappy with where Putin is taking Russia and are plotting to bring him down and sue for peace.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 3 Oct. 2022
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