trumped

Example Sentences

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That’s an overstatement, as is the later claim that for Pericles “cold logic and science trumped religion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For now though, style and savings appear to have trumped concerns about sustainability, with many small-town Indians only just getting on to the fast-fashion bandwagon.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Yet eventually the spectacle trumped the substance and his revolution was undone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In one of the most extreme examples of Tesla getting trumped, BYD vehicles swarmed roads in Europe last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

ATA First Officer Brodatt made her move at last, and trumped him calmly.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein