surmount

Example Sentences

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Branson’s reserve coincides with growing caution among investors in an industry in which the technical risks are as high as the costs to surmount them.

From Seattle Times

There’s little new about the setup of the crabby older person forced together with a resistant youngster only to surmount their mutual disdain and form a life-changing bond.

From Los Angeles Times

However, it has mostly failed to establish a system that guarantees the rule of law, a key shortcoming in surmounting its Soviet legacy.

From Washington Post

Patients who surmount those challenges will step to the head of the line for a drug that delivers an uncertain benefit.

From Seattle Times

“This inscription embodies our collective determination to ensure that this city, which has always surmounted global upheavals, is preserved from further destruction.”

From New York Times