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giving up

NOUN
  1. a verbal act of admitting defeat
  2. the act of forsaking

How To Use giving up In A Sentence

  • She instantly regretted giving up her beautiful, loose robe for such whorish attire.
  • White has two ways of giving up a piece for the attack in the main line, and they're both looking as deadly as ever.
  • He had formed a violin trio with his two brothers after giving up a career in medicine for music.
  • Her main strength is her hypocrisy, which she uses to bully the other teams into giving up luxuries that she herself uses daily.
  • Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.
  • He chose Sazanka because, in Japan, the plant represents the ideal of “never giving up”—a designation earned by the way that the flower survives the cold, even after snowfalls. First Contact
  • Any concerns about giving up that kind of bankroll at this point in your career? JSOnline.com
  • Some of the best and the brightest are giving up, rejecting businesses based on flimflams and deceptive marketing. Danny Schechter: Why The Government Can't "Fix" the Crisis
  • Giving up a secure job seems to be the height of folly.
  • It meant giving up the chance of going on to university, but after initial misgivings his father gave his support. Times, Sunday Times
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