Example Sentences

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Irglová wondered if the strength of their creative connection had withstood the intervening years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

"I realized that well-preserved fossils in concretions had withstood weathering and the like for tens to hundreds of thousands of years in the natural environment," Yoshida said.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

In his New Year's Eve address, Mr Xi said that China had withstood the "test of winds and rains" and declared his "full confidence in the future".

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

Russian military officials said that their forces had withstood the assault and inflicted heavy casualties.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

Past giant spider webs that had withstood the rain and spread like whispered gossip from tree to tree.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy