conquering

Example Sentences

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But we all know summer fare like this is only ever as enjoyable as the monsters conjured up for conquering.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Despite conquering all in the sport, a humble Mullins praised the team behind him.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

It is an accomplishment of modern thinking to get to the point where we said, “You can’t go around conquering territory, and to conquer a territory doesn’t mean you have a right to the territory.”

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

You’d probably have to remove a limb or two from Brad Pitt’s Sonny Hayes to make it look like anyone but Brad Pitt has a chance to be the conquering hero here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

At this moment the bees entered the picture, taking over the water and finishing the job of conquering the rest area.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen