How do you use Relinquished in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unoccupied or surrendered, plus the exact meaning.
Relinquished in a sentence
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Relinquished meaning
simple past and past participle of relinquish
Synonyms of Relinquished
Using Relinquished
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of relinquish
- Useful related words include: unoccupied, surrendered, given.
- In the example corpus, relinquished often appears in combinations such as: relinquished his, relinquished the, never relinquished.
Context around Relinquished
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Relinquished
- In this selection, "relinquished" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bahl, prochazka, margif, sovereignty, top and perfection stand out and add context to how "relinquished" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include they never relinquished and actor ultimately relinquished the opportunity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "relinquished" sits close to words such as abbvie, almonds and assassinate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with relinquished
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They had relinquished their scholarships upon enlistment. (7 words)
For rebirth to occur, something from the past must be relinquished. (11 words)
Belgium relinquished power in 1962, replaced by a Hutu majority government. (11 words)
Boxing without a promoter, Cyborg was offered the bout at Pechanga when Bellator MMA, which had reserved the date at the venue, relinquished the site fee after being sold by Paramount Global to the Professional Fighters League in December. (39 words)
However, the actor ultimately relinquished the opportunity after he claims Weinstein invited him to his hotel room and told him that if he did not comply with the deal, he would not work in Hollywood again. (36 words)
Liverpool twice relinquished a lead before scoring a winner through Mohamed Salah as a 3-2 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest preserved hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Saturday. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also facing disbarment in Georgia, is respected plaintiff’s attorney Lin Wood, who retired and relinquished his law license.
Andrew Vaughn’s two-run home run off Cole in the second gave the Sox a lead they never relinquished.
As a result of the loss, the Twos have relinquished top spot to Narre Warren but are only two points behind.
A trip to the beach with my children yielded a valuable lesson: when I relinquished perfection, I found presence.
Bahl relinquished command of the brigade to U.S. Army Reserve Col. Frederick Turner at the conclusion of Rapidly Engaged.
Both men were competing for a vacant title after former champion Jiri Prochazka relinquished his crown due to a serious shoulder injury sustained in training for his rematch with Teixeira.
Eventually, the Panthers were tagged with two early penalties, the second of which gave the B’s an early lead they never relinquished.
For rebirth to occur, something from the past must be relinquished.
He claimed Dakum fraudulently secured the LP ticket by presenting a forged letter purporting that he (Margif) relinquished his LP guber ticket.
However, the actor ultimately relinquished the opportunity after he claims Weinstein invited him to his hotel room and told him that if he did not comply with the deal, he would not work in Hollywood again.
It is an imperial army under US command, whose constituents have relinquished sovereignty for integration.
It would be recalled that Airtel Africa recently regained its position as the most valuable entity on the Nigerian stock market, a title it had relinquished for a period exceeding six months.
Liverpool twice relinquished a lead before scoring a winner through Mohamed Salah as a 3-2 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest preserved hopes of a top-four finish in the English Premier League on Saturday.
She relinquished her high-profile banking career in London to join the youth wing of the Congress in 2009.
The Wyoming Cowboys entered Friday’s final round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate with a six-stroke lead and they never relinquished that lead on way to a three-stroke victory over second-place Fresno State.
They had relinquished their scholarships upon enlistment.
At the beginning of PM Modi’s first term in 2014, then-Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi asserted to the Supreme Court that India had not ceded any territory or relinquished sovereignty over Katchatheevu.
Belgium relinquished power in 1962, replaced by a Hutu majority government.
Boxing without a promoter, Cyborg was offered the bout at Pechanga when Bellator MMA, which had reserved the date at the venue, relinquished the site fee after being sold by Paramount Global to the Professional Fighters League in December.
Cook scored twice before halftime and Buffalo took a 16-14 lead into the break, one it never relinquished, after Tyler Bass closed the second quarter by hitting a 33-yard field goal.
Common combinations with relinquished
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- relinquished his 20×
- relinquished the 18×
- never relinquished 17×
- relinquished their 12×
- relinquished control 9×
- he relinquished 9×
- be relinquished 6×
- relinquished her 6×
- and relinquished 5×
- had relinquished 5×