Example Sentences

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Wilson called the incident "a freak accident totally out of my control" and one that had "ruined the cue I was conquering the world with".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

It turns out I wasn’t cleaning, I was conquering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

The first challenge for Allen was conquering his tilted yard.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

“He was conquering a fear. Fortunately everything is okay as he was working with Criss Angel, who’s the best in the business.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2022

No longer merely operating upon her sensibilities, the inexplicable influence that was conquering her now seized on her physical functions, and laid its interdict upon her tongue.

From At Pinney's Ranch 1898 by Bellamy, Edward