Examples of “capitulation” in a Sentence

noun The act of stopping resistance and accepting the demands of an opponent.

• The union's capitulation ended the strike after eleven weeks.
• Critics called the compromise a capitulation to the loudest lobbyists.

noun The formal surrender of an army, city or fortress, usually on agreed terms.

• The garrison's capitulation was signed at dawn.
• Terms of capitulation allowed the defenders to march out with their weapons.

noun A phase in which investors give up and sell heavily, driving prices sharply lower before a market bottoms out.

• Traders were watching for signs of capitulation before buying back in.
• Volume spiked in what looked like a classic capitulation.