Sentence examples for had ceded from inspiring English sources

They had ceded composure and the ball, their own identity.

In the meantime, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw had ceded some land by 1806.

The companies, meanwhile, sought to regain market share that they had ceded to Wall Street.

Quietly we had ceded our national sovereignty to a foreign power.

Indeed, he had ceded a 54-hole lead on only five occasions throughout his entire career.

It helped, too, that the city had ceded the land to the museum in 1998.

The medical director had ceded his official accommodation in return for a large sum of money.

Even before Alice retired she had ceded much of her authority over Harper's affairs to a lawyer named Tonja Carter.

England have ceded their lineout advantage.

A secure Europe may have ceded power graciously.

And — who knows? — Trollope might have ceded him the point.