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.
• But the half dozen turnovers proved too much to overcome.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• Still, the sting of Garcia's lies was hard for Gay, 49, to overcome.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
• This means the team knows the struggle, the red tape and also how to overcome them.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
• Those are problems in the scene, but they can be overcome.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 9 June 2023
• Each episode has a unique challenge which the team works to overcome.
  — Connor Merrihew, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
• The Eagles are the only team that has been able to overcome that.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2022
• There are not enough words in the world to overcome what that man endured here.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
• This isn't the first health challenge that Robach has overcome.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 20 Jan. 2022
• The Ducks will have to overcome a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their opener.
  — Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
• The Ducks would have to overcome a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their opener.
  — Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
• There was just no way of getting around it and too much to overcome.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2023
• Many of those athletes have overcome fears to try out for a team.
  — New York Times, 27 June 2022
• But he’s overcome a lot and has proven people wrong time and again.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
• At the same time, the Clippers have to overcome being … well … the Clippers.
  — Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 May 2025
• Here are some tips on how to overcome both of these hurdles.
  — Emma Fox, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
• Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.
  — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 July 2025
• But there was still a huge challenge that had to be overcome.
  — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
• But Gray has found ways to overcome them, with the help of family, friends and faith.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 13 Jan. 2022
• The crowd rose to its feet as Hadzic, overcome with emotion, stepped away from the lectern.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 23 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• Indiana overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth to knock off the Thunder.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 6 June 2025
• To advance, Sporting must overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
  — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2025
• Thunderbolts showed us the true power of the group hug to overcome . . .
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
• Admirers have left an assortment of pens and pencils on top, as if to help the writer overcome his fear of the blank white page.
  — Mary Norris, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
• When did thinking become optional or an obstacle to overcome?
  — Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
• There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome.
  — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026