- present participle of vanquish.
vanquishing
Example Sentences
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As the play opens he is returning to Rome as a lauded hero, having led the city’s forces in vanquishing the Goths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The driving forces of the moment are fixated less on enlightenment than on attacking, distorting and vanquishing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
The demand for justice for a woman resonates with Durga Puja anyway, a festival built around a goddess vanquishing evil.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Yet, in a world marked by scientific uncertainty, the promise of "a cure" as a magic elixir is the ultimate expression of science vanquishing the bad enemy.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
He fared better than his twin, vanquishing an elderly knight whose mount was bedecked with silver griffins against a striped blue-and-white field.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
