Relinquishing in a sentence

Despite relinquishing his BBBofC licence, Benn (21-0, 14KOs) was planning a comeback this summer outside of the UK with Eubank Jr, Kell Brook and Manny Pacquiao touted as opponents.

Fermanagh moved clear in second place in the Division Three table on Sunday with victory over Tipperary and while they weren’t at their best, two first-half goals saw them open up a gap they never looked like relinquishing.

The ‘Cats held on in overtime, taking a lead early into the period and never relinquishing it.

After seven years as Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar is relinquishing his position and also stepping aside so his party can elect a new leader and, in turn, Taoiseach.

Before relinquishing command, Seamans acknowledged the men and women of Det 2 for their continued dedication to the operational test mission.

Despite his initial resistance to relinquishing his superstar persona, David eventually confronts the reality of his downward trajectory.

For some, the prospect of relinquishing control to a machine evokes hesitation and uncertainty.

However, both Yar’Adua and Akeredolu (or let’s say, their handlers), intoxicated by power, failed to do the needful by relinquishing power when their health challenges crippled their mental capacity to govern Nigeria and Ondo state.

The grandchildren of the couple, Ernst and Helene Papanek, said in a statement that relinquishing the work was “the right thing to do” in the face of evidence it had been looted.

Gase capped a week when he supposedly pondered relinquishing play-calling duties by getting undressed by the team that fired him less than two years ago.

He also dismissed any ideas of relinquishing Turkey’s right to military intervention and maintaining bases according to Cyprus’ constitution of 1960 which accorded guarantor status to Greece, Turkey and the UK.

Insisting on the identity of MDC Alliance involves relinquishing that of the MDC — which may come with loss of real and material power (and possibly assets).

As a dual citizen, Naomi is required under Japan's Nationality Law to choose one before she turns 22. That means Naomi will be relinquishing her US citizenship to represent her birthplace in the sporting event.

Brown choked up while giving his midcourt farewell, and after relinquishing the mic, he lingered for another hour in the corner of the arena, hugging necks and shaking hands as fans formed a greeting line.

But Hunter has been held by a Labor dynasty — the Fitzgibbons — since 1984, with Eric Fitzgibbon relinquishing it to his son Joel in 1996.

He is in the process of relinquishing his U.S. citizenship after filing the paperwork in August a few weeks before the campaign began.

Last year, he expressed interest in relinquishing his Council seat to become a judge, a move that was upended when state Sen. Jeff Klein lost to current state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi.

Making it to school even for a parent-teacher meeting means relinquishing a day’s wage for many.

Still, he kept ramping up the pace, moved away from Kwemoi with 600m left and established a clear lead at the bell which he never looked like relinquishing.

That’s when we can practice progressive muscle relaxation, tightening our muscles and slowly releasing them, zeroing in on the tension and relinquishing it.