How to Use transcend in a Sentence

transcend

verb
  • She was able to transcend her own suffering and help others.
  • Her concerns transcended local issues.
  • The gesture seemed to transcend even the prime-time stage.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • A struggle to transcend the boundries of class and race?
    Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • And the best of them, of course, both typify and transcend those eras.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2021
  • And that’s where brands can transcend their products in the eyes of customers.
    Robert Wallace, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • Klara inspires the humans in the book to muse about whether science can transcend death.
    Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The only race that ever needs transcending is the black race.
    Michael Harriot, The Root, 9 May 2018
  • This is a show that transcended television in the last year.
    Matt Miller, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2017
  • There are some style icons that simply transcend their genre.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 11 Oct. 2022
  • True love transcends and I was honored to share it with so many.
    Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 8 May 2018
  • And so trying to kind of transcend that divide a little bit.
    CBS News, 2 June 2021
  • Pieces are designed to transcend trends and be wearable year in-year out.
    Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 7 June 2021
  • This is the quintessential jean style that transcends decades and fads.
    Tyler Joe, Marie Claire, 12 Aug. 2019
  • That transcends all the quick twitch, the X-factor stuff, all that stuff.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Fans of the night sky say that carries harms that transcend the physical.
    Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
  • What the stupid crave above all else is to transcend reality.
    Garret Keizer, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
  • But then there are the great shows that are inspirational, the ones that transcend their era.
    Barbara Isenberg, latimes.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Our work as coaches transcends the field or court — or the classroom.
    Bob McKillop, Washington Post, 3 July 2018
  • Here are some truths that transcend circumstance and time.
    Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022
  • Pitts is the one offensive talent in this game who could transcend the matchup.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2021
  • No records to break, milestones to set, creative heights to transcend.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Amazon Trends might come and go, but toile can transcend the test of time.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2021
  • But what made him who he was lay in his ability to transcend those beliefs.
    Sean Wilentz, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Combat boots are one of those footwear styles that will continue to transcend time.
    Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • How do all of you create art for something that will also transcend the movie?
    Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Classic looks like these transcend trends and time, after all.
    Amanda Richards, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Doucouré said the movie is about a young woman who aspires to transcend her social class and break free.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Their lessons for body, mind and soul transcend tennis to other sports and overall health.
    Matt Fuchs, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Yet, a few schools have been able to uniquely transcend this prejudice.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 29 Dec. 2019

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