Sentence examples similar to I was ceding from inspiring English sources

This territory was retroceded to France in 1919 after World War I, was ceded again to Germany in 1940 during World War II, and was again retroceded to France in 1945.

Neither Senator Clinton nor I are ceding this power.

After World War I it was ceded to Romania, and in 1940 the town was acquired by the U.S.S.R. Always a major focus of trade, it grew in the early 20th century as an industrial centre and an important railway junction, with lines to Lviv, Ternopil, Moldova, and Romania.

In 1802 it was ceded to France, and, when Napoleon I abdicated in 1814, he was exiled to Elba.

In 1795 it was ceded to the British.

Vólos grew dramatically after 1881 when it was ceded, along with Thessaly, by Turkey to Greece.

After changing hands again several times, it was ceded to the East India Company in 1803.

After a checkered history, it was ceded by the Mongols to the Genoese in 1318.

From 1789 to 1846 Alexandria was part of the District of Columbia, after which it was ceded back to Virginia.

A part of Austria-Hungary before World War I, Opatija was ceded to Italy in 1919 and to Yugoslavia after World War II.

I've written it before: Clinton's worst mistake while in office was ceding the narrative to the GOP.