Sentences with relinquish
re·lin·quish
R r - He does not intend to relinquish power. [VERB noun]
- To relinquish the throne.
- Relinquish implies a giving up of something desirable and connotes compulsion or the force of necessity [we will not relinquish our advantage]; abandon, in this connection, implies a complete and final relinquishment, as because of weariness, discouragement, etc. [do not abandon hope]; waive suggests a voluntary relinquishing by refusing to insist on one's right or claim to something [to waive a jury trial]; forgo implies the denial to oneself of something, as for reasons of expediency or altruism [I must forgo the pleasure of your company this evening]
- To relinquish a plan.
- To relinquish one's hold.