Sentence examples for prevail in spite of from inspiring English sources

By Jenna Krajeski November 30, 2009 It's the last day of November and I really hope that even in your post-turkey stupor you didn't forget to finish your novel; that in stimulating digestive juices you didn't neglect to stimulate creative ones; that your laziness did not prevail in spite of the cold and the rain and your full time job and loads of responsibilities.

I still believe that in the global struggle for women's empowerment, solidarity will prevail in spite of subtle nuances and disparities.

As sons and daughters of Patrice Lumumba striving to realize his ideas of a free and liberated Congo, we are confident that our stand for peace, justice and democracy will prevail in spite of the continued onslaught by the Kabila regime and its backers in the international community.

Wedding bells are ringing in California, where same-ex marriage prevails in spite of the intrusive, outrageous spending of anti-gay marriage organizations.

Composer Ervin Drake said of him, "... [o]ccasionally someone like Perry comes along and won't 'go with the flow' and still prevails in spite of all the bankrupt others who surround him and importune him to yield to their values.

It's more like "in spite of".

Jay Carney recently told reporters aboard Air Force One that Obama prevailed in 2008 "in spite of his debate performance".

In spite of all that, "Election" has prevailed as a defining film for millennials as well as major-studio projects that employ indie sensibilities (it was produced by MTV Films and distributed by Paramount).

Today democracy and peace prevail in most of the countries.

The sun shone, queues were minimal and, in spite of a few sound issues, first-rate music prevailed.

"In spite of the opposition against the pen, why did the pen prevail?" Professor Xu asked.