gain victory

Example Sentences

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“We will do everything to gain victory this year,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2023

“We will do everything to gain victory this year,” Zelensky said in a speech to Ukrainians this morning.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

The Federalists succeeded in electing their first leader, John Adams, to the presidency in 1796, only to see the Democratic- Republicans gain victory under Thomas Jefferson four years later in 1800.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

The German Gerald Ciolek won a three-man tussle over the final 30 metres to gain victory in the weather-hit Milan-San Remo race.

From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2013

Nevertheless they are fighting to win anyhow, regardless of all the rules of fair play, and there is evidence that they do not hesitate at anything in order to gain victory.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various