topping

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Total revenue rose 10% to $156 million, topping forecasts of $141.9 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Sales rose 14% year over year to $1.74 billion, topping expectations for $1.65 billion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

That would be 8.6 times higher than the year-earlier figure, topping a FactSet-compiled consensus estimate of 39.140 trillion won.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

If oil has topped out, oil stocks are certainly close to topping out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The daily average of paid admissions for August was 113,403—at last topping the vital 100,000 threshold.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson