How to Use give in in a Sentence

give in

verb
  • Try not to give in to peer pressure to make a purchase that doesn't fit your needs.
    oregonlive, 13 June 2020
  • For me, too, giving up my body and my time to motherhood felt like giving in to something bigger than myself.
    Sara Petersen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
  • One note: Measurements are given in grams and liters, which might require converting for American cooks.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020
  • But the expert panel did specifically advise against several treatments unless they were given in clinical trials.
    Denise Grady, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
  • These stories suggest that efforts to control tragedy are futile, and that true connection is possible only after giving in to life’s unpredictability.
    Jenessa Abrams, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2020
  • In the first half of May, the state more than doubled the number of tests given in March and April combined and now has more than 600 testing sites in operation.
    Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 18 May 2020
  • With every sporadic interview she’s given in the past decade, Apple has appeared to become more deeply fortressed in her Los Angeles bungalow.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The club doesn’t give in to the losing, the guys keep battling.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 13 June 2022
  • 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
  • The force of the state cannot give in to organized crime.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 3 Nov. 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 a team as stout as Kings wasn’t ready to give in just yet.
    Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The idea was to give in to the water and let go just enough not to panic.
    Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 6 July 2022
  • Try to stay strong in the face of shadow ruler Lilith’s urge to give in to your dark side!
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But that doesn’t mean that Iran is going to give in and give up.
    Natasha Turak, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Now is not the time to give in to that fatigue, which is real.
    John Benson, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Below, check out the best gifts for grandpa to give in 2022.
    Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health, 13 May 2022
  • Nor is the fact that the 49ers’ top-heavy payroll may sway them giving in to Aiyuk.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • When your weight is given in pounds, that is a measure of force.
    Craig Merrett, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
  • But the show doesn’t give in to the easy, upward pull of love conquering all.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
  • Hazel is ready to give in to the water when Zelda squeak-squeaks at her and points her to a door.
    Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The 68-year-old woman willed herself to lie still and not give in to the urge to scrape her skin from her body.
    New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • Her body gave in to the trauma of the things she’s endured over the last several years and got a case of the twisties.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
  • This leash has a double shock absorber to help provide a bit of give in the leash.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 June 2021
  • The Red Sox didn’t give in against the Phillies reliever either.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2021
  • The espresso Martini, icon of the late ’90s, has returned with a vengeance, and why not give in?
    WSJ, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Here was a man who wouldn’t give in and would fight to the bitter end in every aspect of his life.
    Brandon Harris, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
  • It is often given in a single 1,000 microgram dose, but it can be split into two doses on the same day to avoid nausea.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Learn from experience, and don’t back down or give in to someone trying to monopolize your time.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024

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