win through

verb

won through; winning through; wins through

intransitive verb

: to survive difficulties and reach a desired or satisfactory end
win through to a better life beyondB. F. Reilly

Examples of win through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yet your usual good humor wins through and puts others at their ease. Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024 Like the original Cold War, the new cold war will not be won through half measures or timid rhetoric. Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024 Those of us who’ve spent decades promoting school choice should feel the pressure to defend our victories, which were won through enormous hard work. John Tillman, National Review, 6 Feb. 2024 Ukraine’s efforts in the Black Sea in 2023 provide another case study in how the country can win through alternative techniques and by striking deep. Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024 Travelers can enter to win through the airline’s Instagram page. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2023 In total, 500,000 travelers will be selected to win through June 30, 2025. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023 Just shows you that every bit of progress that is won through toil and struggle is followed by periods of regression. Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023 Looking ahead to 2023, six teams have yet to register wins through three weeks, but Colerain, Fairfield and Lakota East have yet to play each other and will in the coming weeks and will pick up wins. Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of win through was in 1644

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“Win through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/win%20through. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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