prevail

Example Sentences

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But if she does prevail, she granted, “I think it is because, in a very, very unstable world, people want stable leadership.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

"While we process this news and await further medical advice, Ginger wants everyone to know that strength and positivity prevail and the show will go on," the band said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Artificial intelligence is transforming Hollywood at a pace that has sent shockwaves through creative industries, but human creativity will always prevail, a leading executive at the cutting edge of that change told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

If the local and state governments prevail, they could receive billions of dollars to go toward the rising costs of recovery from climate-fueled disasters.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Which aspects of our nature will prevail is uncertain, particularly when our vision and understanding and prospects are bound exclusively to the Earth—or, worse, to one small part of it.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan