vanquish
Example Sentences
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The militias emerged during the U.S. occupation of Iraq and later helped the U.S. vanquish Islamic State.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
One of these companies has a slightly more tolerable vision than the rest, although it’s fair to question whether any one of these ideals could ever vanquish the others.
From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026
You’ll root for the characters to vanquish him only because then the drudgery might finally end.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
And writers’ enthusiasm for em dashes is often hard-won, given that plenty of editors and readers would be happy to vanquish those ostentatious marks from the page entirely.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025
That woman had a devious mind that was only predictable when she scented an opportunity to vanquish her husband.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing vanquish
Grade 10, List 1
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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