Explore Succumbs through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Succumbs meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of succumb
Using Succumbs
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of succumb
- In the example corpus, succumbs often appears in combinations such as: succumbs to, he succumbs, and succumbs.
Context around Succumbs
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Succumbs
- In this selection, "succumbs" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, header, mind, denji and wycombe stand out and add context to how "succumbs" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and denji succumbs to makima and and even succumbs to being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "succumbs" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with succumbs
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Asuka blocks initially but then succumbs. (6 words)
Four-year-old boy succumbs to his injuries. (8 words)
Lenderman repeatedly succumbs to the ubiquity of Christianity on the record. (11 words)
Rising star Kara Young (a two-time Tony nominee) is Purlie’s love interest, Lutiebelle—petite and wide eyed as she falls for him and even succumbs to being part of his scheme, while soon enough revealing waves of non-shyness. (41 words)
The simple dress was adorned by a single bullet hole which gave a powerful message about the state of the British capital of London as it succumbs to a violence and unrest due to gangs. (35 words)
Even in the more feverish passages, when yet another great mind succumbs to madness, haunted by the spectres they’ve helped unleash on the world, he feels in full control of his material. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Asuka blocks initially but then succumbs.
A very good performance but nothing to show for it, as Slobodan Tedic's late header succumbs Wycombe to their second home loss of 2023.
But, when she does indulge, she only succumbs for a short period of time.
Even in the more feverish passages, when yet another great mind succumbs to madness, haunted by the spectres they’ve helped unleash on the world, he feels in full control of his material.
Makima does whatever she must, including killing Power, and Denji succumbs to Makima's psychological warfare.
Rising star Kara Young (a two-time Tony nominee) is Purlie’s love interest, Lutiebelle—petite and wide eyed as she falls for him and even succumbs to being part of his scheme, while soon enough revealing waves of non-shyness.
A three-time CrossFit Games competitor, Mayra Bandt, succumbs on 18th February to the complications of her injury.
Based on the novel by May Cobb, series follows Sophie O’Neill (Snow) after she moves to Texas and succumbs to a socialite’s charms.
Four-year-old boy succumbs to his injuries.
Lenderman repeatedly succumbs to the ubiquity of Christianity on the record.
As he succumbs to his battle wounds, Boromir apologizes to Aragorn for his betrayal.
Before he succumbs to his addiction and depression, Harry won't let go of his ego.
But she does not regret it or succumbs, she fights till the very end and I am rooting for her.
In Alpharaoh’s reworking of the Shakespeare classic, the powerful leader O-Dogg, newly married to Desirée, succumbs to the jealousy with which Eye-G poisons him.
Often organised in secret at out of town locations, these combats to the death between two specially trained animals are often so savage that the victor also succumbs to its injuries.
She’s slumped on the ground, rain battering against her as she succumbs to the weight of her heartbreak.
They foresee a rapid descent to the bad old days of macro-economic instability as policy discretion succumbs to political pressure.
Distraught, she falls back into drugs and succumbs to a lethal overdose.
If a man hangs around unmarried men (boys), and he succumbs to peer pressure, he will find it hard to change his status by taking the relationship to the next level.
The simple dress was adorned by a single bullet hole which gave a powerful message about the state of the British capital of London as it succumbs to a violence and unrest due to gangs.
Common combinations with succumbs
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- succumbs to 29×
- he succumbs 4×
- and succumbs 3×
- finally succumbs 3×
- also succumbs 2×
- she succumbs 2×
- it succumbs 2×