surmount

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, even the best-laid plans can’t surmount a brick wall.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

When Franklin Roosevelt signed the law creating the Federal Housing Administration in 1934, the country’s political class, or most of it, assumed the government could surmount any problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Elwood is convinced he can surmount obstacles; Turner is resigned to going around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

The results have implications for efforts to help children with hearing loss surmount initial language delays caused by a lack of auditory input and access to speech sounds before they receive cochlear implants.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

Kunthi was different from the other women, quieter, more reserved, and for all that we tried to be at ease with her there was a barrier which we could not surmount.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya