bear the palm
Example Sentences
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And when the race is run, the victory given, How sweet with the redeemed to bear the palm, Ten thousand times ten thousand saints in Heaven, Who hymn eternal praises to the Lamb!
From Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life by Eliza Paul Gurney
I hear, Tell, you're a master with the bow,— And bear the palm away from every rival.
From Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich Schiller
Now patriotism is one thing, and fine clothes another; but there are times when cold beef will bear the palm from either.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
Of De Maupassant's sustained efforts "Une Vie" may bear the palm.
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant
Indeed, I believe it may be said of English officers in general, that in personal appearance, and in polished manners, they bear the palm from those of the same class over the world.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
