Sentence examples for were surrendering from inspiring English sources
verb
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically to yield (a town, a fortification, etc.) to an enemy.
"The Taliban were surrendering to the governor".
Even as the Taliban soldiers were surrendering, the collapse of Kunduz was apparently well under way.
Major Kamsky, while on General Eisenhower's staff, took the call that the Germans were surrendering.
"They all claim that when the shooting started, they had their hands up and were surrendering," he said.
His opponents appeared to be falling without much of a fight, prompting speculation they were surrendering on purpose.
Those officials were worried, in large part, about creating the impression that they were surrendering to democratic forces and practicing the kind of damage control that a government or corporation might.
There they were surrendered on 26 November.
"They are surrendering, they are surrendering," said Capt.
They said Brown was surrendering when he was killed.
"Harvin was covering up; he was surrendering," Mr. Drucker said.
That might raise Tea Party suspicions that he was surrendering leverage.
