exceed

Example Sentences

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That level of consumption can exceed the needs of entire small cities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

His hitting stats along with his pitching stats have to exceed the threshold of winning a Cy Young and MVP on pitching alone?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The oil market was well-supplied before the Iran conflict, with the International Energy Agency estimating that global supply could exceed demand by nearly 4 million barrels per day in 2026, a record annual surplus.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

An alarming nugget buried in the Treasury Department’s annual report External link on the federal government’s books from the last fiscal year: Its long-term liabilities exceed its expected revenue by tens of trillions of dollars.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

For example, for every $100 million they had to invest, they could be net short $25 million, or net long $50 million—and all of their bets combined could never exceed $200 million.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis