Sentence examples for by surrendering a from inspiring English sources

Though legally freed, the private serf had to ransom his freedom by surrendering a part of the allotment land.

That homer relieved the Yankees' normally dependable closer Soriano, who squandered a two-run lead in the top half of the inning by surrendering a three-run homer to Colby Rasmus.

After Rodriguez, Posada and Granderson mashed home runs off Sean O'Sullivan to put the Yankees ahead, 4-1, in the top of the sixth, Hughes opened the bottom of the inning by surrendering a homer to Wilson Betemit.

They rebounded from a 5-4 shootout loss to Atlanta on Friday night in which they squandered a two-goal lead by surrendering a pair of power-play goals in the third period.

The Nets started the second quarter with a handful of reserves on the floor and finished it by surrendering a 12-0 run, putting them behind by 16 points at halftime.

Not for his temper tantrum sparked by surrendering a two-run eighth-inning homer to Scott Rolen for the Mets' 2-0 loss to the Phillies and, after a walk, his removal.

"At worst, it demonstrates that the defendant purposely tried to defraud the court by surrendering an expired passport while retaining a current one," the letter said.

By surrendering an early goal to Portugal, the U.S. put itself in a position from which it has never emerged victorious at the World Cup.

Green Bay Coach Mike McCarthy cut his team's chances of winning to 3 percent from 10 percent by not surrendering a touchdown to Chicago at the first opportunity late in Monday night's game.

Even if the Nationals are willing to assume a significant portion of Soriano's salary, the Mets may not be willing to satisfy Washington's need for an outfielder by surrendering Victor Diaz, a prime and inexpensive trading chip, and perhaps a reliever, which the Nationals could use after Luis Ayala sustained a season-ending elbow injury in the World Baseball Classic.

At the age of 40, Mr. Bush beat a drinking problem by surrendering to a powerful religious experience, reinforced by Bible study with friends.