conquer
Example Sentences
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Reiner seemingly conquered yet another movie genre with this tightly wound military courtroom thriller and received his only Academy Award nomination, for best picture.
From Los Angeles Times
I have reason to believe it was shipped to Paris right around when World War II started and the Germans conquered France.
The Russian winter becomes a major plot point in Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” in which Napoleon attacks and fails to conquer a country bigger, colder and fiercer than anticipated.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison was on the cusp of conquering Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times
Initially Zaslav was welcomed as a conquering hero who would save Warner from the evils of telecom executives who didn’t understand showbiz.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
