overcome
Example Sentences
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And yet, in the book she voices doubts—if not in his capacity to serve, then in his ability to overcome the public beliefs that he couldn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Being judgmental is something we have to overcome, so using a multiplicity lens takes some effort.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
To overcome that limitation, the research team designed the detector around a metasurface, a patterned structure that concentrates electromagnetic energy into extremely small regions.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The bottom line: You can overcome many mediocre stock picks by holding for the long term.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
To overcome the difficulty of getting past that monosyllable, I took it from her, and said, repeating it with emphasis, “Well! Then, that is why it makes me wretched.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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