How to Use surpass in a Sentence

surpass

verb
  • Last quarter, sales surpassed two million.
  • Attendance is expected to surpass last year's record.
  • His work regularly surpasses all expectations.
  • This year's slate of bills may surpass the 2021 record, Wolf said.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 13 Feb. 2022
  • The state has surpassed Japan as the world’s fourth-largest economy.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
  • But still, the beast has surpassed 270 mph, and that’s impressive as hell.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • This year, the country is on pace to surpass that total by March.
    — Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The 10-year Treasury yield surpassed its highest level of the year.
    — WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Police are on pace to surpass last year's record, Brown said.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 20 May 2022
  • 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
  • Oliver expected to surpass a million 911 calls at the end of the year.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2022
  • But that number will probably be surpassed in the days and weeks ahead.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Atlanta is on pace to surpass last year’s homicide total of 157, which was the most in more than two decades.
    — J.d. Capelouto, ajc, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Orion will surpass that distance on its 11th day of the mission on Nov. 26.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Here are some of the blue-chip companies that have seen NFTs surpass their market caps this year.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2021
  • This year, Hamrick said the group surpassed 2,000 members.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Ryan Crouser is looking to surpass his own world record in the shot put, set at Hayward last year at the Olympic trials.
    — Dallas News, 23 June 2022
  • The number of games lost due to injury or illness has surpassed 5,000 in seven of the past eight seasons, per Stotts.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Although in-store-only offers are a thing of the past, store crowds are expected to far surpass those of the past two years, Ramhold said.
    — Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Your peers will be surpassing you that are putting in their time and you could get looked over for better career options down the road.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Last year was the hottest summer on record globally, surpassing a previous high in 2023 — this year could set another.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • This hindrance surpasses issues with broken or faulty facilities, room problems, and a sudden halt in amenities.
    — Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

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