| He worked eight innings and gave up five runs on nine hits while recording nine strikeouts and four walks. |
| She gave up acting for a year at the very point when she was on the brink of bigger things, in the wake of Almost Famous. |
| He gave up home runs to Dunn and Joe Randa, who hit a walk-off in his first game as a Red. |
| Manager Don Givens waited up until 4am for the player to return to HQ, at which point he gave up and went to bed. |
| I gave up trying to install the inside brake shoes using their mounting pins. |
| I had tried a number of times to get back into writing shortly after the funeral, but I soon gave up. |
