trumped

Example Sentences

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That’s an overstatement, as is the later claim that for Pericles “cold logic and science trumped religion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In one of the most extreme examples of Tesla getting trumped, BYD vehicles swarmed roads in Europe last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

But any worries on Wall Street about a possible investment bubble have largely been trumped by the fear of being left behind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

A vacuum was created where rumour often trumped fact.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

With war in the offing, however, the Navy was growing more powerful, and its demands trumped everything else.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield