be successful
Example Sentences
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"This is how an African dad looks at you when you pursue a career that goes against his wishes and you turn out to be successful," a chuckling Itauma reads aloud to BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
"We will only be successful if everyone in the company supports this plan," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
The requests for more staffing and funding are unlikely to be successful, analysts said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“We haven’t cracked the code on how to be successful to the level we’d like to in the wireless business,” Ergen said on an earnings call earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Certain that no one would be successful Odysseus left the contest and stepped out into the courtyard where the swineherd was talking to the keeper of the cattle, a fellow as trustworthy as himself.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
