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Definition of Overcame
1. overcome [v] - See also: overcome
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcame
Literary usage of Overcame
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"They soon overcame the organized, centred at once about the popular hero, Protestant
troops and she was able to enter Edin- Henri de Guise, and within a few ..."
2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"... whom they overcame ? Had they lefs motives than we have ? or do we hope for
lefs glory ? We muft all die ; and hi the equality of that common iate, ..."
3. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, William Caxton (1903)
"CHAPTER VII How Sir Launcelot fought against Sir Mador for the queen, and how he
overcame Sir Mador, and discharged the queen. THEN the king called to that ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... of those whom thirst and the intense heat of the day overcame, or who had
become disheartened by the failure of the other assaulting columns, ..."
5. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Such as drunk the blood of the saints, the prophets and martyrs, did make war
against the saints, and overcame them. But now the saints and the Lamb have ..."
6. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Such as drunk the blood of the saints, the prophets and martyrs, did make war
against the saints, and overcame them. But now the saints and the Lamb have ..."
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