prevail
Example Sentences
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Cook has denied the mortgage fraud allegations and in its Monday verdict the Supreme Court said the government was "unlikely" to prevail on appeal in its attempts to remove the Fed governor.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
While Congress did not guarantee that every one of those claims would prevail, it guaranteed a legal process for deciding them.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
A White House spokeswoman said Thursday that the order “lawfully protects our elections” and that the administration is “confident that we will ultimately prevail in its implementation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
"May peace, respect and friendship prevail among all nations."
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
He stayed hopeful, insistently so, convinced that some part of his vision would someday, somehow, manage to prevail.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing prevail
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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