vanquish
Example Sentences
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What follows focuses on Martin and Lora’s daughter Josie, who forges a successful life—she goes to Harvard and starts a family—but can never vanquish her longing for her father’s return.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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
Unfortunately for us, we could not vanquish him sufficiently to prevent his return.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2024
But what if you could reimagine your memories — both recent and from long ago — to vanquish feelings of regret?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
While the goal of violence is to defeat and vanquish the enemy, the goal of Satyagraha is to convince or convert the opponent.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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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