Synonym: break, break down, cave in, collapse, conk out, die, ease up, fail, fall in, founder, give, give out, go, go bad, move over, yield. Similar words: give way to, driveway, live with, give, give out, give off, give up, give in. Meaning: v. 1. move in order to make room for someone for something 2. break down, literally or metaphorically 3. end resistance, as under pressure or force 4. stop operating or functioning.
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31. Feeling the ground give way, she naturally clutched at the strawberry plants for support.
32. And to stand at the ford as long as humanly possible, denying the Northumbrians the crossing until they were forced to give way.
33. The elder child may be made to give way to the demands of the younger one in order to keep the peace.
34. I watch chalky earth plains give way to natural forest and fear for their future.
35. He resolutely refuses to give way to the temptation to blame the local inhabitants for their problems.
36. If another competitor catches you up, they may overtake at a safe and suitable place, and you should give way.
37. The rugged peaks dominate as you enter the palace, only to give way visually to their more accessible counterparts.
38. When the principle of free speech collides with the principle of fair trial, the former may have to give way.
39. Coconut and banana trees quickly give way to a dim still forest.
40. The man didn't give way, and Erlich stepped into the road to let him pass.
41. Good advice you just have to give way to these obstinate creatures.
42. When you push the heels of your hands into the dough, it should give way but not necessarily tear.
43. What is the process by which local loyalties and parochial orientations give way to wider concerns?
44. Judicial notions of justice must generally give way to those expressed by Parliament where they are inconsistent.
45. We had not been prepared to give way to health unions with much public support.
46. With the rise in oil prices, big American cars were forced to give way to smaller, more economical models.
47. Hotels and high-rises give way to subdivisions, which slowly fade to a scattering of homes.
48. I shall happily give way if he wishes to intervene.
49. They were both breathing fast, and Polly's legs threatened to give way at any second.
50. Great areas of grass and woodland thus give way to mesquite desert, at an awesome economic loss to man.
51. The Prime Minister I shall give way to the right hon. Gentleman in a moment.
52. He was not a man to give way easily and he had clearly set his heart on making her recognise her father.
53. The cliffs soon give way to miles of long sandy beaches.
54. And when they meet on the same road one of the two must give way to the other.
55. I tell Opposition Members that we shall not give way; we shall retain control over public spending.
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56. Forecasters said the day would be cloudy early but give way to a partly sunny and breezy afternoon.
57. If he would like to sit there for a while and learn something, I will then cheerfully give way to him.
58. Doubtless when it reopens, its current hesitancy will give way to the customary hectoring manner.
59. The jury found that Canon Express, on starboard tack, was forced to give way to Prime Factor on port.
60. Old Age Active engagement may give way to the skills of contemplation and reflection.
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