win out
(intr, adverb) informal to succeed or prevail as if in a contest: sanity rarely wins out over prejudice
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How to use win out in a sentence
Good technology tends to win out over time, despite all the attempts by the old guard to stifle it.
Regardless of how terrifying and real the world around them becomes, they tend to win out with sheer enthusiasm.
White Collar’s Matt Bomer Picks His Favorite TV Duos | Matt Bomer | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTResearchers have debated for several years which factor will win out.
And so comes the odd question of which camp should win out—the Jokers or the Batmen?
Anonymous Member Speaks About Divide in the Collective’s Mission | Parmy Olson | June 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the end, the truth will win out, because you can't turn a matter of science into a political debate.
No Japan Effect: Steven Chu's Plan for Clean and Safe Energy in America | John Avlon | April 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
We have a nice crop this year, however, more than the total yield up to this season, and perhaps from now on we may win out.
Dwarf Fruit Trees | F. A. WaughA steady climb with unflagging zeal and singleness of purpose always win out.
How to Succeed as an Inventor | Goodwin B. Smith"I betche he don't win out," Happy Jack insisted with characteristic gloom.
The Happy Family | Bertha Muzzy BowerHe had strength a-plenty, but it needed all of it, and more, to win out of the river's hungry clutch.
Within the Law | Marvin DanaTo test me, because she is jealous of you; or to ensnare me because she wants to win out diplomatically—or both, it may be.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed Scott
Other Idioms and Phrases with win out
Succeed, prevail, as in She was sure she'd win out if she persisted. [Late 1800s]
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