trumps

/ trʌmps /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) cards any one of the four suits, decided by cutting or bidding, that outranks all the other suits for the duration of a deal or game

2. (of a person) to bring about a happy or successful conclusion (to an event, problem, etc), esp unexpectedly

Example Sentences

In Wiggle Room, the distinction between dancers and non-dancers dissolves and the inner child guides the way — instinct trumps technique.

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What progressive champions of blind auditions didn’t notice until recently is that the practice, sound or not, is rooted in the principle that merit trumps identity.

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If the beneficiaries named on an account are not the same as those named in the will, the former trumps the latter.

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"The vast majority of tumor mortality is still due to metastases, and it almost trumps us working in difficult-to-reach cancers, such as melanoma and pancreatic cancer."

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Then why is his state arguing in court that progressive climate orthodoxy trumps free speech?

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Related Words

• outdo 
• overtake