excelled
Example Sentences
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He has excelled ever since, putting up a 1.47 ERA in 18 ⅓ innings down the stretch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
At Central High, I excelled in basketball and baseball, earning all-city honors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Khan was voted in by millions of Pakistanis who grew up watching him play cricket, where he excelled as an all-rounder and led the nation to a World Cup victory in 1992.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It bothered him that nobody could keep pace with receiver Nick Garton, who also excelled in soccer and track in high school, and could breeze up the grade like it was nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
For John excelled in school, though not, like Elisha, in mathematics or basketball, and it was said that he had a Great Future.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
