- present tense form of prevail (3rd person singular).
prevails
Example Sentences
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But nothing has really changed about Reddit, which remains as inhospitable as ever to the kind of unchecked brand chatter that prevails elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But after late substitutions, the men are able to return to the fray just in time, and Odysseus prevails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The genre is varied, the casts inevitably fine and justice almost always prevails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
And if Uthmeier prevails, adoptive parents across Florida could find their legal claim to their children suddenly open to challenge, potentially by the very birth parents who relinquished them, or by the state.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
“If justice prevails, would experiencing Alan’s prejudice have been worth it?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
