How to Use dominate in a Sentence

dominate

verb
  • His work dominated the art scene last year.
  • He dominated her life for many years.
  • Our team dominated play throughout the game.
  • Our team dominated throughout the game.
  • One company has dominated the market for years.
  • New England states dominate the charts of the safest states to live in the United States.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Through tonight: Clouds dominate the night, but there could be some breaks at times.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
  • But that doesn't mean Covid-19 has to dominate our lives.
    — Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. Sharna Cash-Goldwasser, CNN, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The first day of the draft was dominated, of course, by the quarterbacks.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But, that being said, Epic truly has come to dominate the space in the US.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Health stocks dominate the list of biggest laggards in the S&P 500.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Georgia’s quest for a three-peat will dominate the sport’s focus for the next year.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
  • But over the years, the Apple Watch has dominated as the number one smartwatch in the world.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
  • There’s one that dominates and one that has to be subservient.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The site is dominated by the grave of what appears to be a Celtic warrior.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
  • At the same time, the baggy more-is-more look has been dominating for the past few years and seems like the trend that will never die.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The warmer pattern should dominate for much of the first half of November.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
  • To take a crack at Stanford, Arizona State is going to have to dominate the boards.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2022
  • So how did such weak, wimpy creatures come to dominate the planet?
    — Alisa Bowman, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Byron dominated both stages but gave up the stage wins to make late pit stops, and now is poised to reclaim the lead over the final 20 laps of the race.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Once here, brown rats rapidly took over black rats’ turf, dominating in just a few decades, per the study.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This is a game that will be dominating time on rec room TV or backseat car rides for years to come.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
  • From that point on, the Blazers continued to dominate and erase their deficit.
    — oregonlive, 12 Feb. 2022
  • The car won 15 of 16 races, dominating the field unlike any car before.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
  • China wants to dominate shipping lanes that have long been guaranteed by the reach of the U.S. Navy.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 June 2022
  • The big megabanks that dominate the credit card business just haven’t gone there.
    — Ivana Pino, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • As for action on the field, the SEC again will dominate the conversation with the two biggest Week 10 games.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • He doesn’t seem driven by demons or a need to dominate anyone.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The clan have dominated Thai politics for more than 20 years, but the government is now on shaky ground.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In an age dominated by smartphones, his old devices serve as both nostalgic keepsakes and reminders of a slower, less connected time.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025

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