Example sentences for: surpasses

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

  • Janet Maslin, however, says the film is a "misanthropic triumph" and that "[t]he ensemble acting surpasses that of any other film this year" ( New York Times ). (See the trailer.)

  • A gene is labeled as significant if its score surpasses a threshold.

  • However, no account of the Northwest's soaked misery surpasses that of the great American explorer and abysmal speller William Clark, who recorded his observations nearly 200 years ago.

  • The celebrity-obsessed magazine surpasses itself in the post-Oscar issue.

  • Union Money . Republicans argue that if you count the AFL-CIO's spending on behalf of Democratic candidates, the Democrats' fund-raising total surpasses its own.


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