Example Sentences

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The U.K. telecommunications company’s German unit continued to demonstrate it had overcome the impact of regulatory headwinds despite subscriber losses, he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The centre-right Liberal Party and the rural-focused Nationals, which have jointly governed Australia for most of the past century, said they had overcome their differences.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Ngũgĩ recovered, however, adding cancer to the lengthy list of struggles he had overcome.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

James later charged the all-white producing team of betraying their promise to show him as an accomplished Black man who had overcome many personal and professional challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Yet habit had overcome her rationality and had made her ask me: “Boy, do you steal?”

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright