Prevailed In A Sentence

Definition of Prevailed

• It generally prevailed between the ages of 2 and 10 years.
• The wishes of the living have prevailed almost every time.
• The next morning we prevailed upon him to stay another day.
• After much coaxing, he prevailed upon her to leave.
• Ellen seeing entreaty prevailed not, now tried threats.

• Silence prevailed again.
• These prevailed after considerable argument.
• But numbers prevailed at length.
• Great sensation prevailed during this narrative.
• I cannot but believe she would have prevailed with me.
• Apparently peace prevailed everywhere.
• Irish prevailed up to boiling-point.
• The gloom that now prevailed was contagious.
• Silence prevailed in that dormitory forthwith.
• Tumult and disorder prevailed everywhere.
• Sickness prevailed to a great extent.
• The wicked have prevailed over us.
• Consternation prevailed through the whole assembly.
• Great excitement prevailed for several days.
• Meanwhile this malady prevailed among us.
• At length the absolute silence prevailed as it had before.
• His wife prevailed upon him not to print it.
• Of course he did not allow himself to be prevailed upon.
• This mode prevailed until about the year 1320.
• Silent consternation prevailed among the audience.
• Yet calm confidence prevailed from the very beginning.
• Dignified manners prevailed among the members.
• The wildest excitement prevailed in the town.
• A noisy and merry activity prevailed in the yard.
• The idea of allegorism prevailed in the third century.
• A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole scene.
• Something approaching a panic prevailed among the gang.
• However, avarice prevailed over fear.
• They prevailed upon him to give them another chance.
• Happily the right prevailed without civil war.
• All day the wildest excitement prevailed in the town.
• The energies of youth finally prevailed over the fever.
• This custom has prevailed without its origin being known.
• No true dark prevailed here in the entry facing south.
• In another moment the utmost excitement prevailed on board.