overcome

Example Sentences

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John: Attempts to overcome a seven-length deficit, having finished fourth in last year's race, when he stayed the final part of the race very strongly, certainly better than most.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Researchers explored a new strategy designed to overcome these limitations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Analyst Jamie Baker said that rather than modeling higher fuel prices a quarter at a time, they’ve “embraced” a jet fuel assumption for 2026 that they don’t think can be overcome by higher fare prices.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The complaint states that Black feels “called by his faith to return to Broadview to pray for ICE officers there, but his experience requires him to overcome fear in order to do so.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“When your ancestors traveled from the Third World, they had to overcome four obstacles before the trials of the Fourth World.”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young