Example Sentences

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Reynolds, who assumed the governorship in 2017, became the first woman elected governor in 2018, when Democratic candidates were succeeding Republican governors in Wisconsin and Michigan, signaling that Iowa was more safely Republican.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2020

Still, the Capitals were succeeding before flatlining in their past two games.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2018

“At a time when not all that many women were succeeding in science, she made it normal for women to succeed.”

From Science Magazine • Jul. 7, 2016

These large farms were succeeding by the end of the century, but small family farms continued to suffer.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

And in at least two spots, they were succeeding.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover