How To Use Conquering In A Sentence

  • For example, the conquering Hittite King Shuppiluliuma I 1344–1322 B.C. stopped in southeastern Anatolia to review his troops and chariots before continuing onward to his goal, the siege of the city of Carchemish. The Trojan War
  • Across the cleric's ascetic features a happy smile slowly and conqueringly spread. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 192-06-30
  • Evidently, for many influentials in world music, the art is a question of conquering and ruling the earth, no less.
  • We were unwilling to waste energy conquering the high peak.
  • Conquering new markets while preserving existing ones threatens brand loyalty.
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  • Difficulties cannot be artificially overcome," said Mirabeau, "nor is there any invention whereby a man may be spared the trouble of conquering them; they must be grasped firmly, strangled, crushed, trampled down in manful fight. Zoe: The History of Two Lives
  • Yes, you may hit him fair, and make him bleed, too; but, for all that, he is a lion — a mighty, conquering, generous, rampageous Leo Belgicus — monarch of his wood. Roundabout Papers
  • Overseen by evangelist monks Charlemagne's conquering Franks meet fierce resistance from Saxon tribesmen.
  • It has been assumed by some people, especially those with an interest in discrediting George Marshall and the Truman administration, that this truce prevented Chiang from conquering Manchuria .
  • And the all-conquering Coolmore team hold her in high regard. The Sun
  • They had been waiting for thousands of years, waiting as their land and kingdom had been handed off from one conquering empire to another. Christianity Today
  • Nowadays it is more fashionable to have been a conquered people, rather than a nation of all-conquering warriors. 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry
  • James always had his sights set firmly on conquering the mountain and prior to the climb the spirited and adventuresome youngster trained for five weeks in the Commeragh mountains.
  • Conquering the great monster with patience, courage, skill and intellect hearkens back to their ancient mythology, providing a link to the past and a way for the future.
  • Camden society what the old church at Jamestown probably was, may be seen the tomb of a Tazewell, who died in 1706, on which is engraved the coat of arms of the family, -- a lion rampant, bearing a helmet with a vizor closed on his back; an escutcheon, which is evidently of Norman origin, and won by some daring feat of arms, and which could only have been held by one of the conquering race. Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon. Littleton Waller Tazewell
  • The ending is very powerful and about love conquering all. The Sun
  • The birds in the aviary, not to be left behind, revelled in their own little way in quenching their thirst and conquering the heat.
  • The first world war brought a conquering South African army. Times, Sunday Times
  • On an apparent level, this work concerns the intellectual and technical challenges of conquering isorhythmic complexities.
  • The Public Affairs 2. o blog asks if MEPs will follow Obama's example in conquering Facebook: Archive 2008-06-01
  • It's brash, lively and moves along at a cracking pace - but it's not the all-conquering success that its hype suggests.
  • All day long they're told how great they are by the fans and the media alike, they're treated like conquering heroes, and they hear the word repeat'' uttered at least 30 times a day in various contexts. CNN.com
  • A: The most challenging was definitely in conquering fear, facing this great daunting task of writing a novel and making it the best it could possibly be. Diana Evans discusses 26a
  • Maybe consider cultivating people who are childless, or… you might give some thought to conquering this phobia with professional help.
  • They are here to toast the success of rapper Tinie Tempah, and then – in the words of his all-conquering first hit – pass out. Tinie Tempah – review
  • As for Italy, though Mehmed sent an invasion force to southern Italy in 1480, he died the following year with his dream of conquering Rome unrealised.
  • Democacy enables multitudinous citizen enlist, which benefit for conquering the limitation of a few experts.
  • You, as the sole survivor, are charged with conquering this dark force. The Sun
  • With foreign soldiers planted in different parts of the peninsula, the threat of brute, conquering force was often in the air. The Times Literary Supplement
  • Claudius himself came over in the year 43, and his generals afterwards went on with the war, conquering one after another of the British chiefs, Caradoc, whom the Romans called Caractacus, holding out the longest and the most bravely. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries
  • The hypnotic approach to ending procrastination is similar to that for conquering Writer's Block: a combination of rooting out the cause and positive post-hypnotic suggestions.
  • Such is her commitment to conquering her problem that she regularly goes twice a day to group counselling
  • There is no possibility of explaining the system of life in this world, on any principle of _conqueringly_ Divine benevolence. Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds
  • The ending is very powerful and about love conquering all. The Sun
  • When he rose to fame as a uncatchable winger with the all-conquering Wigan rugby league side, he found the temptations too strong.
  • Now that the novelty had become accustomedness, and the conquering a surety, Billy discovered that she had a back that could ache, and limbs that, at times, could almost refuse to move from weariness. Miss Billy -- Married
  • Those men who make gift of Kapila king with their calves and with vessel of white brass for milking them, -- kine, that is, which are not vicious and which while given away, are wrapped round with cloths, -- succeed in conquering both this and the other world. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18
  • Andrew was on his well-trodden path to conquering another willing lady.
  • And this is the first step towards conquering your illness. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
  • Bobby Fischer Against The World Documentary on the all-conquering cold war chess champ. This week's new films
  • In the centre we see the Divine Infant embracing the Cross - while putti show forth the instruments of the Passion - and conquering with it death and sin, symbolised by the skull of Adam and the snake. Catholic Bamberg: The Church of St. Getreu
  • It is at this time that the idea of conquering a people and subjugating them became a viable model, rather than total extermination.
  • The union of heaven and earth described there produces a mighty all-conquering insolent race of godlike people.
  • They had brought old sail-canvas from the carack and made them shelters along the strand, where beef was still roasting, and the ale granted them by their The Conquering Sword of Conan captain was doled out sparingly. The Conquering Sword of Conan
  • Capital is conquering the world, making the earth a gigantic cesspool of exploitation.
  • Each flag signals that the driver of the vehicle is clinically obese, and would welcome help from passers-by in conquering the problem.
  • You, as the sole survivor, are charged with conquering this dark force. The Sun
  • The new kit embraces design features including a pinstripe in the shirt and a polo collar inspired by the shirts worn by the all-conquering side of the 1930s. Archive 2009-09-01
  • So the royal snoots spoke in their endless debates: ‘Yes, the one that should succeed in conquering all must gain power on the home front, but one also must disable the enemy abroad.’
  • Democracy enables multitudinous citizen enlisted, which benefit for conquering the limitation of a few experts.
  • It was properly sparked off in 2001, when an all-conquering Australian side under Steve Waugh suffered a rare reverse in a remarkable, topsy-turvy series in India, where they ran into a young Harbhajan Singh , who took 32 wickets in three matches, and were on the receiving end of a mammoth, series-turning 376 partnership between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid at Kolkata. A Boxing Day Treat to Savor
  • And this is the first step towards conquering your illness. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
  • Plain -- set deep in trees, domed, belfried, full of gardens and fountains and public places -- which owed their independence to being too near a pair of rival states to be worth either's conquering. Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso
  • In April 1701 an Austrian Habsburg army invaded Lombardy, bent on conquering Milan for the archduke Charles, Leopold's second son.
  • You have no problem facing and conquering the practicalities of life, but getting colleagues to come on board may present problems. The Sun
  • He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.
  • Armed with the prestige and filled with the scornful overbearingness of the conquering nation, they have the feelings inspired by absolute power without its sense of responsibility. Representative Government
  • Barcelona's star-studded squad includes the irrepressible Lionel Messi and a sizeable chunk of the all-conquering Spanish national side.
  • If we think of the 'footmen' with whom we have contended as representing the smaller faults that we have tried to overcome, does our success in conquering some small bad habit, some 'little sin,' encourage the hope that we could keep our footing when some great temptation of a lifetime came down on us with a rush like the charge of Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah
  • Yes my friends, Plaid is outwardly a mainstream political party, but behind the smokescreen of respectability we are a fascist organization bent on conquering England (and indeed Europe; not sure about Essex though) with the goal of ridding the earth of Jews and Slavs in order to make room for the glorious master race: the dreaded crachach (Don Touhig was right). Archive 2009-09-01
  • It’s almost like saying Valhalla is a code word for conquering Scandinavia. Firedoglake » Lou Dobbs “Explains” Why He Uses Bigots As Sources
  • Here's the Knowledge's 2007 precis of the story:The all-conquering, efficient Iceland a case of taking symbolism too literally meet bare-footed and mercurial Zaire in the World Cup final – and the evil Iceland manager plots the downfall of Zaire's star player, Odiwule, who can, apparently, bend the ball 90 degrees. The Knowledge | Who are the most successful fictional team ever?
  • Dividing and conquering is far more important than compromising and leading. Trippi: GOP trying to turn Obama into another Jimmy Carter
  • He died before he could realize his aim of conquering the Chinese Empire to the South, but his descendants made inroads on China's spheres of influence, conquering Korea in 1637.
  • Julie is currently playing in Norway with semi-pro side Skeid and for the past few seasons has been a member of the all conquering Shamrock Rovers squad of Dublin.
  • And this is the first step towards conquering your illness. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
  • As new-boy boss Philip Clarke admitted yesterday, the previously all-conquering high street giant was probably due a bit of a pause: "We've run hot too long". Manufacturing: that rebalancing thing | Editorial
  • Doug could be classified as the same, but he's also one of those insufferable dicks who revel in conquering things -- wilderness included. Book Review: "Hunted Past Reason" by Richard Matheson
  • Britain could be seen as conquering the Transkei, and Afrikaners as decolonizing it.
  • After conquering Troy, you will need to rescue some villagers that have been taken prisoner by an unknown enemy.
  • We were the masters, the proverbial conquering army occupying enemy soil. THE ENDLESS GAME
  • We are told by one of them that “she had upbuilt with strenuous pains a resolute virtue,” conquering many faults, and gaining a lofty nobleness of spirit. George Eliot; A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy
  • He was impregnable, unbeatable, nothing, no creature could even come close to conquering the mighty Kong.
  • Not only the yearning love of God, but the conquering freedom of Man is finally attested by that blood-red seal which bears the impressure of a Cross. Problems of Immanence: studies critical and constructive
  • Winemaker Bob Oatley's all-conquering Wild Oats XI, a $15 million dollar thoroughbred, seeks a fifth straight line honours victory after taking the treble of race record, line honours and hcp winner on debut in 2005 in 1 day, 18 hours and 40 minutes. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
  • Here was adventure, something to do with head and hand, a world to conquer — and straightway from the back of his consciousness rushed the thought, CONQUERING, TO WIN TO HER, THAT Chapter 2
  • For me at least, the city might just be worth conquering again. Times, Sunday Times
  • He seems much less concerned with conquering territory than with exerting what might be termed feudal control over his neighbours.
  • The ending is very powerful and about love conquering all. The Sun
  • They march triumphantly, like conquering warriors.
  • FOR the Romans, plundering art was the sacred right of a conquering army. Times, Sunday Times
  • I have talked with him, fully probed his evil past, and found the detailed plans for his reign as the Master of the Death's-Head emblemed, black-uniformed killers who were to have moved into Britain with the all-conquering German Army. England Under Hitler
  • I could say, “Why do you hate America so much” because you are implying a great Muslim victory in conquering Europe, which means the American efforts would have failed. Think Progress » Bush the Diplomat: ‘For Europe, September 11 Was a Moment. For Us, it Was a Change of Thinking.’
  • This is a story about the love between a seemingly incompatible couple, a starry-eyed and mischievous high school girl and an all-conquering and powerful public prosecutor.
  • Boyden remembers hearing that when Pegahmagabow returned to Canada, he was made a conquering hero before the promises of rewards for hard service evaporated.
  • Exhausted, drained, dispeopled, they may chain a vassal province to their throne; but, woe be to them, upon that conquering day, their glory has departed from them! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864
  • In either case, this backfires because his fans may feel robbed of witnessing his all-conquering self-parody, but I digress.
  • Other men came -- the ones who had fled from the rollway, their curiosity conquering their fear at the sight of the dead man. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest
  • And this is the first step towards conquering your illness. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
  • He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero.
  • For to the hearing of these loungers clung that hint of greater things which is never lacking to those who have called the deeps of man's nature to the conquering. The Silent Places
  • The Conquering Sword of Conan he dropped to the swarded valley floor. The Conquering Sword of Conan
  • FOR the Romans, plundering art was the sacred right of a conquering army. Times, Sunday Times
  • To researchers who enjoy conquering the technological problems of creating a nanotech world, these social, legal and regulatory concerns may seem like dull things.
  • In short, a traceur's spiritual goal is to attain perfect fluidity of movement, while conquering his/her fears.
  • Of course invading, conquering, and occupying an Islamic state would substantially increase jihadism.
  • That day in Barcelona saw the biggest anti-bullfight demonstration of all time: 5,000 people marched from the Ramblas to the Plaza de Toros Monumental, where the bullfight world was busy acclaiming its conquering hero. Why bullfighting is making Spain see red
  • With his heart thumping with excitement he felt like a conquering hero. FINAL RESORT
  • Is this what you call conquering the world, Ratio? The Arkansaw Bear A Tale of Fanciful Adventure
  • FOR the Romans, plundering art was the sacred right of a conquering army. Times, Sunday Times
  • Frustration in marquee events is familiar to Stewart, who endured an agonizing decade of near-misses in Indy cars and stock cars at Indianapolis Motor Speedway before finally conquering the track in the '05 Allstate 400. Harvick denies Martin with dramatic victory at the Daytona 500
  • Her trade and her preparedness went conqueringly hand in hand. The War After the War
  • The first world war brought a conquering South African army. Times, Sunday Times
  • FOR the Romans, plundering art was the sacred right of a conquering army. Times, Sunday Times
  • Travelling Man32 Central Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 6DE, 0113-423 6461In the 20 years since Nabil Homsi opened his first comics shop in Headingley, the Travelling Man chain has matured to become one of the few independent bookshops to thrive in the face of the all-conquering Forbidden Planet. Independent bookshops in north-east England
  • Thanks to the possession of that spacious heritage, the combative and conquering traits of the Anglo-Saxon found a readier outlet on this continent in subduing the wilderness and overcoming the forces of nature than in fighting his fellow man. The Old Romance in Canada
  • The little village is at the heart of the all-conquering green and gold wearers, and with the accumulative passion and strength of all the scattered little townlands and parishes, the power of the Kingdom is a cut above all the rest.
  • We are told by one of them that "she had upbuilt with strenuous pains a resolute virtue," conquering many faults, and gaining a lofty nobleness of spirit. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy
  • The entertainment correspondent is one of 12 climbers setting their sights on conquering the summit as a dramatic coda to a gruelling expedition.
  • I could see myself only raging through life without end like one of Nietzsche's blond beasts, lustfully roving and conquering by sheer superiority and strength. HOW I BECAME A SOCIALIST
  • You, as the sole survivor, are charged with conquering this dark force. The Sun
  • The sun is conquering the winter and lends a magical enchantment to the snow.
  • Don't weaken yourself by surrendering to your weaknesses. Strengthen yourself by conquering your weaknesses. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • And this is the first step towards conquering your illness. M.E. and You - a self-help plan
  • And on the verge of conquering radio and selling nearly a million copies of that record, they kept their promise.
  • So long as no English king conceived the unrealistic ambition of conquering Scotland, there was no reason for that to change.
  • Their songs have shaggy, heavily syncopated beats that remind me of the Happy Mondays, an approach to distortion effects that's almost as liberal as My Bloody Valentine's, and hooky vocal melodies that rival Damon Albarn at his best-most notably on the brain-conqueringly catchy "Dominos. Chicago Reader
  • Ever since four spods from Merseyside were met by crowds of screaming girls at JFK, conquering the States has always been the ultimate goal of any group from these shores.
  • With foreign soldiers planted in different parts of the peninsula, the threat of brute, conquering force was often in the air. The Times Literary Supplement
  • A series of temporary regulations promulgated, before any election has been held, in the name of a conquering power and its local appointees is wholly misdescribed as a Constitution.
  • It is the means for conquering poverty at the lowest rung of society, the basis on which children and the elderly are cared for, the foundation for the cultivation of arts and learning.
  • He can also recount tales of his solo effort through the awesome Atlas mountains in Morocco in addition to his conquering the magnificent but deadly Picos De Europa in North West Spain.
  • Before the internal combustion engine was adapted for use in fishing boats, human strength was the only means of conquering the seas.
  • To compare their republic's democratic idealism to Rome, with its conquering legions, subjugation of peoples and universalist claims to law and order ignites a simmering anger.
  • Caleb, observing what stress they laid upon the difficulty of conquering Hebron, a city garrisoned by the giants, and how thence they inferred that the conquest of the whole land was utterly impracticable, in opposition to their suggestions, and to convince the people that he spoke as he thought, bravely desired to have that city which they called invincible assigned to himself for his own portion: "I will undertake to deal with that, and, if I cannot get it for my inheritance, I will be without. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther)
  • They display a utilitarian bias and, unlike Europeans, see no value in conquering Mount Everest or the South Pole. The Chinese are Coming
  • The more you play the faster you build your all-conquering dream team. The Sun
  • Five days ago, they were borne up the creek that leads out to sea, borne up like some all-conquering champion sportsman might be borne, and flung bodily at the bridge.
  • Don't weaken yourself by surrendering to your weaknesses. Strengthen yourself by conquering your weaknesses. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • But he rebuilt and produced another all-conquering team. The Sun
  • Flying winemakers and a bright, ripe, flashy set of world-conquering wines are now set to grab the world's attention.
  • Last year's conquering village were overwhelmed by a team with the kind of attitude a county manager would kill for.
  • The idea of the all-conquering overseas Indian is as firmly embedded in the Indian imagination as another favorite trope: an ancient land rising from slumber to reclaim its rightful place at the head table of world affairs. India's America Obsession
  • For conquering a vicious, biting horse, there is nothing equal to the large wooden gag-bit, which Mr. Rarey first exhibited in public on the zebra. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid
  • At the moment the band is conquering the world.
  • Then the gymnosophist asked, “What are you doing?” and Alexander said, “I am conquering the world.” Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West
  • The German newsreels of the period depict young, bronzed, disciplined troops marching through the cornfields of France like conquering demigods.
  • Until that point, the action has centred on two mountaineers who have come adrift from each other after conquering a peak never climbed before (or since - this is a true story).
  • I saw out the last year facing a bungy fear and I going to use 2010 conquering the fear of getting my writing into the public domain. My 2010 Goals for The Creative Penn and My Writing by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn
  • With foreign soldiers planted in different parts of the peninsula, the threat of brute, conquering force was often in the air. The Times Literary Supplement
  • Come friends, let me bring out whate'er my house contains to deck his head and wreath with crowns my conquering brother's brow. Electra
  • Often a crowd favorite because of their pregame haka dance, New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks failed to win the coveted William Webb Ellis Trophy in their past four attempts even though they entered the competition as favorites. Rugby Star Shoulders New Zealand's Hopes
  • With his heart thumping with excitement he felt like a conquering hero. FINAL RESORT
  • It looks the business but it shares another trait with those allconquering racecars of old - downsized, turbocharged engines. The Sun
  • But no matter how you feel about their all-conquering brand of maudlin songcraft, Travis haven't changed.
  • Come friends, let me bring out whate'er my house contains to deck his head and wreath with crowns my conquering brother's brow. Electra
  • It looks the business but it shares another trait with those allconquering racecars of old - downsized, turbocharged engines. The Sun
  • May hopes that stevia, part of the company's best-selling Sweet Leaf line, will not only aid the Pimas in conquering diabetes but will become, in his words, ‘one of the great consumer brands of the world.’
  • In his war stories he portrayed himself as the all-conquering hero.
  • She approached slowly at first, then broke into a run, her curiosity conquering her fear.
  • That he meant the Jews woukld jojn their enemies in conquering Egypt. The Volokh Conspiracy » Rehabilitating Pharaoh
  • Take a mountain climber, a Grand Prix racing-driver or a person conquering a devastating handicap.
  • You, as the sole survivor, are charged with conquering this dark force. The Sun
  • Practice compassion, conquering callous, cruel and insensitive feelings toward all beings.
  • A new watersport that's conquering watery bits across the planet. Times, Sunday Times
  • An allconquering Trinity side from the 1970s is to be pitted against a scratch team of young hopefuls.
  • It has been such a doddle that he has had little else to worry about or focus on than his own all-conquering team. The Sun
  • For me at least, the city might just be worth conquering again. Times, Sunday Times
  • It sounds like a conquering army occupying a defeated city.
  • It was Chris, striding across the lawns towards the canteen, something in his step suggesting a conquering general returning home in triumph.
  • The first world war brought a conquering South African army. Times, Sunday Times
  • The greatest of the arts is the conquering of men. CHAPTER III
  • FOR the Romans, plundering art was the sacred right of a conquering army. Times, Sunday Times
  • Becca and I began to climb down, our veins pumping with the adrenaline rush of not only conquering the rigging, but in a storm, to help someone, and the captain at that.
  • James always had his sights set firmly on conquering the mountain and prior to the climb the spirited and adventuresome youngster trained for five weeks in the Commeragh mountains.
  • The ending is very powerful and about love conquering all. The Sun
  • Walkers to the Lake District often concentrate on conquering the most challenging peaks and fells, forgetting about the region's 16 lakes and 400 tranquil tarns, streams and waterfalls.
  • Philipinas themselves and in Nueva España; and that what they call preaching the gospel is an artifice, and a means of conquering, as Taicosama wrote to the city of Manila. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing
  • Besides the lives of myriads of British men, conquering on a hundred fields, from Plassey to Meanee, and bathing them cruore nostro: think of the women, and the tribute which they perforce must pay to those victorious achievements. The Newcomes
  • Who, after all, could deride the allocation of funding to the process of conquering the problems associated with those issues?
  • Self-discipline is conquering yourself mentally, emotionally and physically. Dr T.P.Chia 
  • Barcelona's star-studded squad includes the irrepressible Lionel Messi and a sizeable chunk of the all-conquering Spanish national side.
  • The second painting was of Maggie; the one on which Hunt had been working the day Larry had come back: Maggie in her plain working clothes, looking out at the world confidently, conqueringly; the painting in which Hunt, his brain teeming with ideas, had tried to express the Maggie that was, the many Maggies that were in her, and the Maggie that was yet to be. Children of the Whirlwind
  • With foreign soldiers planted in different parts of the peninsula, the threat of brute, conquering force was often in the air. The Times Literary Supplement
  • The early expeditioners, who climbed in Norfolk jackets and nailed boots, believed their only obstacle to conquering the mountain was getting at it.
  • You, as the sole survivor, are charged with conquering this dark force. The Sun
  • From here, by arrangement with the Georgian government, Gelayev's fighters set out to assist in reconquering Abkhazia and to open up a second front against Russia.
  • Even though the Waratahs will be depleted due to Wallabies commitments, they will still present a stern challenge for a Scotland side that will be shorn of the conquering test heroes.
  • For me at least, the city might just be worth conquering again. Times, Sunday Times
  • They had to become conquering warriors -- had to be heroized -- before they could breed inspired poets. The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1.
  • Andrew was on his well-trodden path to conquering another willing lady.
  • The vision of the heroic, conquering bourgeois essentially derives from these sources.
  • His contention that the backwoodsman's conquering spirit exacerbated Native American attempts to re-conquer Native ancestral lands reinforces what we already know.
  • And not content with conquering dry land, the festival will also be waterborne, with boat trips and river-related theatre.
  • It is unfortunate, for when Anna is stirred by the sight of him and his all-conquering speciosity, any reader is sure to protest. The Craft of Fiction
  • If only he could adroitly, with his hand remaining unseen, place Maggie in a situation where circumstances would appeal conqueringly to her best self, to her latent sense of honor -- that was the idea! Children of the Whirlwind
  • In the sixth century the Middle East generally was largely pagan, and chafing under its paganism: it was up for grabs by any conquering missionaries.
  • Every boatie needs a toolkit, too, so why not combine the two in a single, all-conquering tool. Times, Sunday Times
  • A fleet of thirteen ships and over 36,000 troops set forth for Alexandria, at the mouth of the Nile, in June 1798, conquering Malta on the way.
  • The statement announcing his succession was filled with the terror network's usual rhetoric, vowing to continue the fight against what it called "conquering infidels, led by America and its stooge Israel, who attack the homes of Islam. Al-Qaeda: Al-Zawahri succeeds bin Laden
  • He was impregnable, unbeatable, and nothing, no creature could even come close to conquering the mighty Kong.
  • The Bible describes the Ark's power at the conquering of Jericho.
  • With foreign soldiers planted in different parts of the peninsula, the threat of brute, conquering force was often in the air. The Times Literary Supplement
  • The epitaph of the emperor of maladies has not been written quite yet, but his all-conquering domain is in perceptible retreat.
  • Conquering the galaxy involves dealing with a couple hundred billion stars at least.
  • Sherpas first became prominent to Westerners as British mountaineers set their sights on conquering Himalayan peaks.
  • They have been conquering power pop for over a decade now with an incalculable and possibly illicit debt to every great glam, punk, and hard rock band of the 1970s.
  • The first world war brought a conquering South African army. Times, Sunday Times
  • For me at least, the city might just be worth conquering again. Times, Sunday Times
  • The ending is very powerful and about love conquering all. The Sun

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