Surpasses
[sə'pɑ:siz]
Examples
- It would be hard to find any machine process that surpasses it in complexity and the number of separate machines involved. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The speed attained on that railway also surpasses that on any other. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In the matter of size the Oceanic surpasses all previous efforts in ship building, but ocean steamers do not reach the highest speed attainable. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Other sections of the United States have of late years proved prolific sources of gold, especially Colorado, which now surpasses California in yield, and Alaska, which equals it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The poverty of the lower ranks of people in China far surpasses that of the most beggarly nations in Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- My bewilderment there surpasses description. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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