prevail against
Example Sentences
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The bees' larger size helped them prevail against individual ants in most direct confrontations during the lab study.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025
In the face of ideological challenges and pragmatic objections, both men insisted that the dignity of each individual person was sacred and inviolable, and that individual rights must prevail against states and ideologies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Now Scotland must prevail against Greece to remain in the tournament's top tier.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025
The immense suffering and sacrifice in cities like Stalingrad, Kursk and Putin’s native Leningrad — now St. Petersburg — still serve as a powerful symbol of the country’s ability to prevail against seemingly overwhelming challenges.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
“It is clear that all the courage in the world cannot prevail against gunfire,” said a young French captain named Charles de Gaulle, who later became president of France.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
