be overcome

Example Sentences

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The lesson, he wrote, was that “fear often can be overcome simply by facing it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Of course, the investment thesis could be overcome by events.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

For US energy companies, however, there are huge practical difficulties to be overcome.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

But there are a series of technical challenges that need to be overcome, including launch constraints and radiation that could degrade chips used in the data centers.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

When would sickness and death be overcome by science?

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs