Example Sentences

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"Together, we will overcome this outbreak," he said earlier, vowing to do "everything in my power to help you."

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"This will overcome finally some of the limitations that are fundamentally inherent to this hardware that we are using at the moment."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“Tough times are coming. We will overcome this together with creative resistance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Hanukkah celebrates the miracle when a small amount of oil burned for eight days in the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing how light, faith, and resilience will overcome darkness, violence and oppression.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

We will overcome; we will endure all of life’s tempests.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden