How to Use surpass in a Sentence

surpass

verb
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  • Last quarter, sales surpassed two million.
  • Attendance is expected to surpass last year's record.
  • His work regularly surpasses all expectations.
  • But still, the beast has surpassed 270 mph, and that’s impressive as hell.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The 10-year Treasury yield surpassed its highest level of the year.
    — WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The city is on pace to reach or surpass the record 92 homicides that occurred in Portland last year.
    — oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2022
  • In the end, that surpasses any complaints the players might have.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
  • This news caused a drop in the marque’s stock, which opened the door for Arnault to surpass Musk in Forbes rankings.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Those things far surpass the magnitude of his best night on the football field.
    — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022
  • But that number will probably be surpassed in the days and weeks ahead.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Orion will surpass that distance on its 11th day of the mission on Nov. 26.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022
  • For example, Dallas could surpass the 103-degree mark for the first time this year over the next seven days.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 July 2022
  • In June, Nvidia briefly surpassed Apple in total market cap and crossed the $3 trillion threshold for the first time.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
  • If the back end of the pack can tighten up the gap, then this group should be able to push Medina and perhaps even surpass the Bees throughout the season.
    — Joe Magill, cleveland, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Girls are starting to surpass boys in education and in the workplace.
    — TIME, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the windiest spots will be along the outer Sunset and Richmond districts, where gusts will briefly surpass 50 mph.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Upon making his debut with the club at the age of 16, Barkov surpassed a league record by becoming the youngest player to score a point.
    — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Boise also has a chance to equal or surpass the record for consecutive days of 105 or hotter.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2024
  • The Chinese company’s crimes could surpass Rs1,200 crore, the agency has said.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 14 July 2022
  • The United States has work to do to ensure that China won’t surpass us in power exerted on the world stage.
    — Bobby Miller, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
  • And to become the world's largest oil producer at the time, Texas would have needed to do more than surpass Saudi Arabia.
    — Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2022
  • With so many important markets on the list, Sony might surpass that $2 million goal.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 21 July 2022
  • In 2022, the country was surpassed by India as the world’s most populous nation.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The company surpassed the street estimates in the second quarter of FY 2024.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Ionescu shot first and scored 26 points, before Curry surpassed her with 29.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Might the team surpass expectations and surprise in 2023?
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
  • There was never any intention of trying to improve on it or surpass it in any way.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 3 May 2024
  • But with few votes left to count, Lake's path to surpass Hobbs appeared impossible.
    — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Some spots could surpass four inches if storms repeatedly pass over the same area.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
  • All kidding aside, the Wild have surpassed the expectations of many, including The Athletic staff.
    — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025

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