Sentence examples for were surpassing from inspiring English sources
verb
To go beyond, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner; to exceed.
- The former problem student surpassed his instructor's expectations and scored top marks on his examination.
He understood the language well enough, but the customs were surpassing strange.
Then, in 2009, it acquired Marvel, the comic-book company whose own forays into movie production were surpassing all expectations.
More and more people were surpassing the minimum income required to vote, while James I was trying to retain the perquisites of royalty.
When it comes to fund-raising, however, the ranks of those who oppose same-sex marriage were surpassing the supporters' side — at least until gay-rights groups sounded the alarm this month.
One of the world's foremost experts on comparing national school systems told lawmakers on Tuesday that many other countries were surpassing the United States in educational attainment, including Canada, where he said 15-year-old students were, on average, more than one school year ahead of American 15-year-olds.
If IGTV views were surpassing those of YouTube, creators would flock to it, but so far view counts are uninspiring and not worth diverting creative attention, Neistat says.
But my expectations were surpassed.
In the late 20th century they were surpassed by high-technology industries machinery, electrical equipment, and instruments.
These boundaries were surpassed at alkaline pH.
Within the simulations, material limits were surpassed for both solar panels and for the EOB.
The drinking water standards for Cd and Ni were surpassed in all treatments.
