overcome
Example Sentences
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Fundraising for healthcare venture capitalists these days is a slog—but some are overcoming a tough market to corral new investment pools.
The solution he provided to overcoming life’s most difficult conditions was simply to never give up.
From Los Angeles Times
If Scotland were to beat only England in the Six Nations it would be considered an appalling season, not one that was saved by overcoming the Auld Enemy.
From BBC
"I love adventure, the unknown, facing improbable situations and seeing how we overcome them -- whether as a team or alone," she said.
From Barron's
The main flaw in the plan—the ends of the bolt stuck out—was audaciously overcome by putting the Bible under a very large, overflowing dish of macaroni with butter and cheese.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
