overcome
Example Sentences
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"South Africa has overcome far greater challenges than this. We have overcome division. We have overcome conflict. We have overcome injustice. We will overcome this challenge too."
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
But as obstacles go, the technological issues may be much easier to overcome than the human ones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Even so, treatments have been developed to help overcome insulin resistance, raising the possibility that similar approaches could eventually be created for GLP-1 resistance.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights jump out to a 3-0 lead and that proves too much for the Ducks to overcome as their season ends.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Lizzie was cradling it lovingly in her cupped hands, and for several moments seemed too overcome to speak.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing overcome
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