Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

dominate

[dom-uh-neyt] / ˈdɒm əˌneɪt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

With Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow having returned strong from injuries, they have four starters who easily can dominate a series.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

“You don’t hide behind the fact that the fourth quarter wasn’t good enough. But I’m also not going to pretend we didn’t dominate that game through three quarters.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

A charismatic speaker with a white mustache, Bhagwat raised laughs with the Chicago audience by saying Hindus don’t want to dominate; instead, he said, “We have to learn to work together separately.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The difficulty is that large, luminous stars dominate the light, while smaller stars are far dimmer and much harder to identify.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

The Southern Pacific Railroad, headed by the wild energy of Leland Stanford, had begun to dominate the Pacific Coast not only in transportation but in politics.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

For decades, scientists have struggled to understand the invisible game of tug-of-war that dominates our universe.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Cardner's 14-year-old, Paige, believes the restrictions will lead to "more real-life scenarios" and less "fake content", which she says dominates social media.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Sales of nonfood items—throw pillows, kitchen gadgets and apparel—tend to garner higher margins and aren’t categories where Walmart already dominates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Interestingly, history teaches us that it doesn’t seem to matter to the stock market which party dominates in the midterm elections; it tends to rally regardless, once premidterm uncertainty gets resolved.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

A large table dominates the room, and sitting at it are two faeries I’ve never met—both of them gazing at me unhappily.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The southern surface is dominated by tall mountains and heavily cratered terrain, while the northern hemisphere consists largely of broad, low-lying plains.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

If a competitive first day, when England reached 248-9, left this match evenly poised, the second day was almost entirely dominated by the home side and put them in complete control.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

But Mr. Norman, vice chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, dominated the conservative upstate region around Greenville—racking up big enough margins to keep him competitive statewide.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

There is no sign of a return to the dry and hot weather that has dominated this summer.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

As news of the strike and the chaotic night in Boston dominated the front pages of newspapers from New York to Los Angeles, Boston remained calm on Wednesday.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

The dollar makes up almost 57% of foreign-exchange reserves, dominating international stores of wealth and transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

With the Springboks dominating in the basics, the crowd in Cape Town smelt blood as the lead stretched to 17-7.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The Eagles don’t have the defensive front from last season that was so dominating and gone to USC is Mr. Big Play, Trent Mosley.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

"This is a space I see that China is already dominating and is going to dominate."

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Now, she was seventeen and dominating on the high school fencing circuit.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




Vocabulary lists containing dominate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training