How to Use overcome in a Sentence
overcome
verb- She overcame a leg injury and is back running again.
- After a tough battle, they overcame the enemy.
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But the half dozen turnovers proved too much to overcome.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
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Still, the sting of Garcia's lies was hard for Gay, 49, to overcome.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
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This means the team knows the struggle, the red tape and also how to overcome them.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
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Those are problems in the scene, but they can be overcome.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 9 June 2023
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Each episode has a unique challenge which the team works to overcome.
—Connor Merrihew, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
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The Eagles are the only team that has been able to overcome that.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
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There are not enough words in the world to overcome what that man endured here.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
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This isn't the first health challenge that Robach has overcome.
—Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 20 Jan. 2022
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The Ducks will have to overcome a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their opener.
—Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
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The Ducks would have to overcome a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their opener.
—Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
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There was just no way of getting around it and too much to overcome.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
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Many of those athletes have overcome fears to try out for a team.
—New York Times, 27 June 2022
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But he’s overcome a lot and has proven people wrong time and again.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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At the same time, the Clippers have to overcome being … well … the Clippers.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Here are some tips on how to overcome both of these hurdles.
—Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
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This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
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Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 July 2025
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But there was still a huge challenge that had to be overcome.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
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But Gray has found ways to overcome them, with the help of family, friends and faith.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Jan. 2022
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The crowd rose to its feet as Hadzic, overcome with emotion, stepped away from the lectern.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 May 2024
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The Cubs couldn’t overcome the home run barrage in an 11-1 blowout loss at Target Field.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
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San Diego Wave coach Casey Stoney said the team’s first-half lapses were too much to overcome.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
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Indiana overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth to knock off the Thunder.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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To advance, Sporting must overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
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Thunderbolts showed us the true power of the group hug to overcome . . .
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Yet there’s a central tension in the film that Covenant can’t quite overcome.
—James Grebey, TIME, 16 Aug. 2024
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My mom has overcome many challenges and has defied the odds in so many ways yet still keeps pushing.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Starting guard Courtney Williams overcame a slow start to finish with a team-high 17 points, and Natisha Hiedeman added 16 off the bench.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
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