prevailing on
Example Sentences
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The first lawsuit yielded a split decision this year, with the government winning some legal points and the company largely prevailing on tax calculations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
"Our experiments indicate that life could emerge from a very small set of molecules, under conditions such as those prevailing on volcanic islands on the early Earth," says Adriana Serrão, lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2024
His prospects for prevailing on that ground are negligible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
The Huskies have been used to prevailing on their diamond in the postseason, a dazzling run of success that had included a trip to the Super Regional every contested year since 2015.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2022
I came here simply and solely in the hope of prevailing on you to return with me.
From Macaria by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
