overcome
Example Sentences
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“We see this purely as a tactical step by UniCredit in order to overcome the 30% cliff-edge and provide more flexibility to now increase the stake in the open market,” analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Aaron Judge homered twice for the Yankees to help overcome Mike Trout’s two homers in a losing cause for the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Katelyn Rosen did not land her vault and got a 9.2125 that the Bruins had to overcome in the final rotation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
First under Zinedine Zidane, then Carlo Ancelotti, individual brilliance and an innate belief that they would prevail, no matter the odds, saw them overcome often more cohesive opposition.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Yet when she spoke, her tone was chatty, as if it were some other kindhearted housekeeper who had just been overcome with tears for the twelfth time that day.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing overcome
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