trump
Example Sentences
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Generally, a life estate trumps a prenuptial agreement, and a prenup trumps a will.
From MarketWatch
“My sense is that markets are discounting an attack on Iran, and that trumps all at the moment.”
From Barron's
Scotland and Ireland both fielded the backfield barrage, with catchers trumping England in the air and their energised team-mates well positioned to scoop up any loose-ball from spills.
From BBC
For now though, style and savings appear to have trumped concerns about sustainability, with many small-town Indians only just getting on to the fast-fashion bandwagon.
From BBC
Yet eventually the spectacle trumped the substance and his revolution was undone.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
