How to Use prevail on/upon in a Sentence

prevail on/upon

phrasal verb
Definition of prevail on/uponnext
  • No waiting until the 90th minute to prevail on a corner kick.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • As the Kona low moves away, a drier pattern will prevail on Sunday.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • And Roberts failed to prevail on one of the nation's most wrenching controversies.
    — Joan Biskupic, CNN, 2 Sep. 2021
  • If Heard were to to prevail on those grounds, she would be entitled to recoup her attorneys’ fees from Depp.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 May 2022
  • The proposals are backed by rival groups promising to spend what could be a record amount of campaign cash to prevail on election day.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Howard, which was led by three goals from Madison Anthony, had jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the half to create the separation needed to prevail on a rainy evening.
    — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 7 May 2021
  • With the Dutch sitting on a plus-8 goal differential, the Americans would have needed to produce a blowout to prevail on a tiebreaker.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The judges wrote that Allen has not shown that Alabama is likely to prevail on the merits of the case while appealing the decision for a special master.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Which teams will prevail on Saturday to reach the national title game on Monday?
    — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2022
  • And without knowing how to preserve issues during trial, Brooks might not be able to prevail on appeal.
    — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • If Trump or DeSantis prevail on the Republican side, democracy will again be on the ballot in 2024.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • That’s some pretty dubious history, but today’s fans won’t much care if the Warriors prevail on Wednesday night.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2021
  • Nonetheless, the court concludes that Counterman can prevail on a First Amendment defense.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 June 2023
  • Nonetheless, the Court concludes that Counterman can prevail on a First Amendment defense.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
  • The clinic’s prospects to prevail on the bigger constitutional question in the lawsuit are unclear, and the case almost certainly will go before the state Supreme Court, regardless of how the judge rules.
    — Dave Kolpack, ajc, 28 July 2022
  • An argument mounted by many of the January 6 defendants gets a boost in district court — but the government is likely to prevail on appeal.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Although the defendants had opposed intervention in the old case, Ragsdale expressed confidence that the defendants would prevail on the merits of the claims.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 28 July 2021
  • In Friday’s decision, Judge Presnell said the restaurant chain would likely prevail on those arguments.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 23 June 2023
  • Within Dixon’s small number of winning scenarios, one included this: win the race, hope Montoya finishes sixth and prevail on a tiebreaker.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2020
  • In Nepal, the meteorological department said Thursday evening that chances of rain and snow would continue to prevail on Friday.
    — Esha Mitra, CNN, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Zimmer revisits a famous experiment carried out in the early 1950s by scientists who tried to simulate the conditions thought to prevail on the early Earth.
    — Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2021
  • In order to prevail on a motion to dismiss, the company must show that the plaintiffs’ factual allegations about the nature of the marketplace, even if accepted as true, don’t establish a valid legal claim.
    — Brent Kendall, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2021
  • If Washington cannot prevail on that playing field, then no amount of military expenditure will prevent it from falling behind China in the race for global influence.
    — Loren Thompson, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • One legal expert thinks the librarians might be able to prevail on the grounds that, under those laws, employees may not be discriminated against for associating with certain classes of people.
    — Mead Gruver, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Judges in the other cases may come to different conclusions when ruling on pending requests for injunctions, and either side could ultimately prevail on the merits following a trial.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
  • Having met that standard under the statute, Karlan then turned his analysis to whether Franklin is likely to prevail on his claim for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The National Weather Service said similar conditions will prevail on Tuesday, and that thunder and lightning could become more widespread if coastal clouds fade out, allowing the atmosphere to become more dynamic.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • To prevail on a § 455 motion, the moving party must demonstrate that a reasonable, objective observer would entertain serious doubts about the judge’s impartiality.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 6 July 2022
  • But ultimately, Pantone determined that Viva Magenta was more all-encompassing of the current moment as well as forecasting what colors will continue to prevail on runways, emerging technology and home decor.
    — Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022

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