Sentence examples for he was surpassed from inspiring English sources

Hank Aaron held baseball's career home run record from 1974 until 2007, when he was surpassed by another African American, Barry Bonds.

He was surpassed in his criticism of colonial doings, however, by Juan del Valle y Caviedes, a shopkeeper who was also Spanish-born.

Even he was surpassed by Bopara's brutal late assault, the Essex all-rounder smashing nine boundaries, including five sixes, as he scored 56 in 27 deliveries.

In 1996 he became the oldest person to serve in Congress and the following year became the longest-serving U.S. senator; he held the latter distinction until 2006, when he was surpassed by Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia.

He made nearly 700 league appearances in a 22-year professional career and held the record for most Premier League appearances, with 535, until 2009 when he was surpassed by David James.

He gained 9,723 rushing yards in 16 pro seasons, 1,345 yards in the All-America Football Conference and 8,378 yards in the N.F.L., having become the league's career rushing leader until he was surpassed by Cleveland's Jim Brown in October 1963.

He's surpassed even the highest expectations.

I think he's surpassed it".

With his latest restaurant he's surpassed even the highest expectations his previous work had established for him.

(He is surpassed by Alito, who talked about efforts "to vilify Americans who are unwilling to assent to the new orthodoxy").

He thinks he's surpassed his idiotic younger self, but he's using the same tool – violence – to dig himself further into the rut.