How to use "relinquish" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "relinquish" in popular movie and book plots

  • When she approaches, he proclaims his love for her and asks her to relinquish her office and to run away with him.  - The Oaken Throne
  • The Doctor begs her to relinquish her new power, but instead she brings Jack back to life.  - The Parting of the Ways
  • The police relinquish the situation to the CBI.  - Dil Se..
  • Once again, Striker is called upon to save the day, but first he has to figure out how to make the computer relinquish control.  - Airplane II: The Sequel
  • As he is now Monkey, he must relinquish all his human desires, including love, so he tells Zixia he is not Joker and pretends to scorn her.  - A Chinese Odyssey
  • The corpse will not relinquish the sword, causing a feud between the Warlock King and the Sengars.  - Midnight Tides
  • Assef agrees to relinquish him if Amir can beat him in a fight.  - The Kite Runner
  • Picard, Worf, and Keiko each declare that they're willing to die, which forces the three prisoners to relinquish their hosts.  - Power Play (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  • Tyrant was revealed as Shin's elder brother and forced Shin to relinquish control of Neo Monster Island to Tyrant.  - Twisted Kaiju Theater
  • They both relinquish ownership of their Death Notes, erasing all their memories of using the notebook.  - Death Note
  • Grace decides to relinquish the Red Band, now the Cygnet Ring, to Ugly, dubbing him "the finest bird on the lake".  - Honk!
  • Curly Bill begins shooting aimlessly after a visit to an opium house and is told by Marshal Fred White to relinquish his firearms.  - Tombstone (film)
  • Though they belong to her husband's estate (and thus eventually will be the property of her son), Lizzie refuses to relinquish them.  - The Eustace Diamonds
  • McKnight's column relinquish their attempt to reach Six-One's crash site and return to base with their prisoners and the casualties.  - Black Hawk Down (film)
  • You must absolutely and forever relinquish the idea that you know who should live and who should die on this planet.  - Ishmael (novel)
  • Khan hails the Enterprise and offers to spare Kirk's crew if they relinquish all material related to Genesis.  - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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