succeed

Example Sentences

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If—against all odds—he succeeded in springing this champion of human freedom from prison, would anyone say it wasn’t worth a Nobel?

From The Wall Street Journal

If they succeed, participants would be barred from access to federally regulated event-contract markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then the sudden nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Fed triggered a sharp dollar rally that sent gold sliding.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The more inspirational women on TV who are showing their talents and succeeding, it'll feed down to the next generation," she said.

From BBC

While those efforts led to the signing of two separate agreements, neither has succeeded in halting the fighting on the ground.

From Barron's