Sample sentences for TRANSCEND

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Definition

exceed (go beyond); or surpass (to be more or better)

The book transcends our expectations from a romance novel.

transcends = exceeds or surpasses

This issue transcends the typical left/right divide in politics.

transcends = goes beyond

The show transcends normal expectations.

transcends = exceeds

I learned to transcend the biases of my upbringing.

transcend = move beyond

Her deficiencies were knit up with a passionate energy that transcended and justified them.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Winter Dreams

transcended = went beyond

This transcends all the impudence I ever heard
Twain, Mark -- A Tramp Abroad
It transcends genius.
London, Jack -- Martin Eden
I confess that I am partial to these wild fancies, which transcend the order of time and development.
Thoreau, Henry David -- Walking
For Bobby, it was one of those incredible moments that actually transcended expectations.
D.J. Machale -- The Merchant of Death
He had transcended that and was something else, something more.
Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
The Buddha held out hope that suffering could be transcended.
John Green -- Looking for Alaska
Pity links us in a perverted way, transcending our veneers, joining us in our vulnerability, and at the same time distancing us from one another.
Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
These are all humanitarian concerns, transcending any one race, gender, or creed.
Nicholas D. Kristof -- Half the Sky
The very globe continually transcends and translates itself, and becomes winged in its orbit.
Henry David Thoreau -- Walden
She saw a miracle that transcended the miracles of the saints her mother had told her about.
Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
"But what happened here tonight," someone stammered, "it certainly transcends our laws!"
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
For instance, it has been generally claimed that man has a 'transcending,' or achieving, nature.
Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
Family loyalty transcends politics.
J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death
Magnus was so proud, but then it was a pride that transcended the emptiness of gestures.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Heavenly Fire
The song of the future must transcend creed.
E.M. Forster -- A Passage to India

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