At noon, we transferred to the bed of a pickup truck, the passing land gradually surrendering fertility until everything was brown.
In 1948 the protectorate reverted to the Colonial Office; the Ogaden and the Hawd were gradually surrendered to Ethiopia; and in 1950 the Italians returned to southern Somalia with 10 years to prepare the country for independence under a United Nations trusteeship.
Similarly, although the civilization gradually surrendered in the face of Roman power and expansion, Etruscan influence on pre-Christian Rome's religion and art was such that, long after all Etruscans had been proclaimed Roman citizens, wealthy families would boast of their Etruscan roots.
She gradually surrendered her academic life to assume care of Chrysalis Print Studio, where she now teaches linocut and monotype classes.
As our digital footprints grow exponentially, from the location data of our mobile phones to the videos we watch online, shopping habits to social media posts, we are gradually surrendering ownership of our identities.
The young state is characterized by well-repaired damage, while the aged organism cannot cope with the accumulated damage, and gradually surrenders [ 1- 6].
At first they feel almost weightless on your tongue, like polenta foam, but gradually they surrender multiple waves of nutty melted Parmigiano-Reggiano. Compelling as this polenta is, it would be merely a side dish if not for Mr. Thompson's well-advised habit of using polenta as a foundation for something more filling.
Gradually, I surrendered to the reality that my apartment had been turned into a nursing home.
"God, instead of disappearing in an instant, has retreated step by step and surrendered gradually his control of the universe," leaving moderns feeling psychically and spiritually abandoned.
And once you surrender to it, the insane gradually becomes normal, even mundane.
