Sentence examples for was able to conquer from inspiring English sources

As a consequence, Swinthila (621 631) was able to conquer the remaining Byzantine fortresses in the peninsula and to extend Visigothic authority throughout Spain.

He was able to conquer that in the early days and be able to get to the heart of the players to work technically and on the mental side – and the passion side as well".

While he was able to conquer northern Syria and make it a province, in the south he could only weaken the strong state of Damascus and was unable, even after several wars, to eliminate it.

It was a kind of miracle – helped by inherited wealth – that the troubled Cézanne was able to conquer his demons by standing out in the southern sun, painting a mountain, or dwelling in suspended desire on the roundness of fruits in a bowl.

It goes on to say that, because of Stern, Sirius was able to "conquer" its chief competitor, XM.

But through Sean's encouraging words, she was able to conquer that mountain and waste exactly 12 minutes of our time.

Together, we might be able to conquer it.

Any obstacle we face we'll be able to conquer".

But, he added, "I'll never be able to conquer some of those things".

I wanted to be able to conquer that hill by the end of the month.

"They may be able to conquer but they cannot rule," she says.