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Example sentences for: relinquish

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Under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht, which also confirmed Philip’s right to the Spanish throne, Spain was finally forced to relinquish its claims to Gibraltar in 1713.
The article asserts that Rose's success at 60 Minutes II depends "on his ability to relinquish those very qualities that make him interesting and distinctive": his "harried, stumblebum" style.
Strom Thurmond , R-S.C., celebrated his 95 th birthday by announcing that he will relinquish the chairmanship of the Senate Armed Services Committee a year from now.
Indonesia elected new leaders and voted to relinquish control of East Timor.
Tobacco farmers are especially loath to relinquish the embrace of the Department of Agriculture because they have been treated with unusual generosity.