Sentence examples for succumb from inspiring English sources
succumb
To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
- Succumb to temptation
'succumb' is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it to refer to someone or something submitting to a strong force or influence, usually against their will. For example, "She ultimately succumbed to the relentless pressure from her peers to go along with their plan.".
Labor should not succumb to the 2013 equivalent of the 1996 "Kim Beazley black hole".
Interestingly, he forswore drink not because he has ever had a problem with it himself but because he had seen too many of the men in his family succumb to one.
But it also showed the courage to pull through and the will of others to not succumb to evil," wrote jamieTWC1.
But I don't think any of us guessed then that the clone town trend would be so short-lived – not because the small shops would succumb, but because of the euthanasia of the clones.
She goes on to say that she has "experienced many times when my children's vaccinated peers succumb to the childhood diseases they were vaccinated against", adding that "surprisingly, there were times when my unvaccinated children were blamed for their peers' sickness.
Ear covering Feeling your ears slowly succumb to frostbite in a winter wind is no fun.
It can make your heart feel as if it is racing, and you may succumb to "negative self-talk", convincing yourself you are going to fail, vomit or freak out.
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