transcend
Example Sentences
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For Obama, the moment was personal, but his remarks deliberately transcended it.
From Salon
The fandom transcends nationality, religion, age and political persuasion, she said.
From Los Angeles Times
But I expect this is a comedy that can transcend borders.
The scene ends with Lindo breaking into a guttural humming and drumming, expressing pain that transcends words.
From Los Angeles Times
I, whose prowess in the water barely transcended a doggy paddle, undertake a swim of such scale that it could be traced on the map!
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
