knuckle under
Example Sentences
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And man, that idea, that image of 22 public integrity lawyers locked in a room like truant children until they knuckle under, and somebody is going to file it.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025
Tesla recalled 21,599 China-made Model Ys in December, saying a suspension link may fall out of the steering knuckle under extreme stress conditions.
From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2022
California-based chains considered their customers and their markets; they did not have to knuckle under to the marketing dictates of a distant headquarters.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2021
“That’s the point of diplomacy over military conflict. But it doesn’t advance America’s interest to knuckle under or brush aside significant threats to our security or our allies’ security.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2018
People call New York a cesspool, but New Yorkers would never knuckle under to intolerance and let some lowlife get away with drawing swastikas.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
