Example sentences for: capitulated

How can you use “capitulated” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the 1480s, the Christians launched a new offensive; Ronda capitulated to the sovereigns Ferdinand and Isabella in 1485, followed by Málaga in 1487 and Almería in 1488.

  • United States forces captured Los Angeles in 1847, and the Mexicans capitulated at Cahuenga.

  • Rhodes capitulated in 1523.

  • After a lightning victory over the ill-prepared French armies, the Germans marched on Paris and laid siege to the city, which finally capitulated in January 1871 in the face of dwindling food supplies.

  • Among the conservative British newspapers, still regarding the use of ground troops as both desirable and a distinct possibility, the Times of London said in an editorial that Milosevic's "peace" offer to Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov had been just "a feint to split the Alliance" and urged the continuation of the war until Milosevic capitulated.


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