5 sentences with 'prevail'
Example sentences and phrases with the word prevail and other words derived from it.
• « While belief in bodily humours continued to prevail in the absence of more convincing theories, there were important advances in anatomy. »
• « In his famous pamphlet Reflections on the French Revolution, he wrote "It is said that twenty-four millions must prevail over two hundred thousand. True; if the constitution of a kingdom is a problem of arithmetic." »
• « However, Japanese forces resisted every inch taken by the Americans. It took American forces about two months to take the island of Okinawa, resulting in some 100,000 Japanese and 65,000 American casualties. The prospect of the invasion of Japan itself was therefore extremely daunting. It seemed clear that the United States would ultimately prevail, but with a horrendous loss of life. This ultimately led to the deployment of the most terrible weapons ever invented by the human race: nuclear weapons. »
• « The state constitutions of the new United States illustrate different approaches to the question of the degree of democracy that would prevail in the thirteen republics. Some states adopted democratic practices, while others adopted much more aristocratic and republican ones. »