Sentence examples for rather than surrender from inspiring English sources

Some competitors accepted death rather than surrender.

Allende, in contrast, resisted rather than surrender.

The Socialist President, Salvador Allende, committed suicide rather than surrender.

Again and again, they have chosen to fight it out rather than surrender.

When Spain fought back, Céspedes burned Bayamo to the ground rather than surrender it.

In the end, Emperor Tewodros released the prisoners unharmed, then committed suicide rather than surrender.

The non-Afghan fighters have said that they will fight to the death, rather than surrender.

She said she would go to jail rather than surrender them to Congress.

They committed suicide with five other resistance fighters rather than surrender.

Around 80,000 Japanese soldiers also died, many of whom committed suicide by leaping off cliffs rather than surrender.

In each case the defenders chose death for themselves and jauhar (collective immolation) for their families rather than surrender.