Example sentences for: prevail

How can you use “prevail” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But orthodoxy continues to prevail against the logic of economic analysis.

  • The freedom to choose any form of domestic arrangement one wants should prevail against the state’s concern to protect people against their own potentially bad choices.

  • As the sky-high pay for today's CEOs compared with their counterparts of twenty years ago demonstrates, the insular nature of boards of directors means that purely economic considerations do not always prevail.

  • Business reasons--not just ethical arguments--are going to prevail on the media to rethink how we cover all sports, not just women's sports.

  • I expect Microsoft to prevail, despite Netscape's better technology and implementation and despite the government's well-intentioned efforts to intervene.


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