Sentence examples for succumbed recently from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately, the storied square has succumbed recently to the allure of the high-volume and the lowbrow, with an abundance of T-shirt stores.

Nazir Ghabir, 43, said he had succumbed recently to the despair of not having enough money for his 12 children by pouring about five gallons of gasoline on himself and threatening to light a match.

Other stars to succumb recently to the temptation of a headline-catching name for their child are Scary Spice Melanie Brown, who called her son Phoenix Chi, and Friends star Lisa Kudrow, whose son is called Beige.

The occasion could have easily been the marking of a tragedy, as it was a gathering to memorialize the recent passing of Ralph MacDonald, the percussionist/songwriter/producer who recently succumbed to lung cancer on December 17 , 2011at the early age of 67.

I, too, have recently succumbed.

FIJI, for instance, recently succumbed to "Melrose Place".

Even the Guardian and Independent recently succumbed to near identical stories about Harriet Harman – clearly a media hit-job.

In the broader political arena, Pat Robertson, to his credit, has recently succumbed to doubts about the death penalty and called for a moratorium.

Even Isidro Tejada, a worker at 99 USA, succumbed to it recently when he picked up a wine glass and said, "I heard this is genuine crystal".

Most W-League players will know a fellow player who has recently succumbed to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, or have gone through it themselves.

Beemer said the retail icon is taking market share from rivals such as Best Buy. Circuit City, a weaker electronics retailer, recently succumbed to the pressure of a weak economy and filed for bankruptcy protection.