All 6 Uses of
prevail
in
Oliver Twist
- By dint of alternate threats, promises, and bribes, the lady in question was ultimately prevailed upon to undertake the commission.†
Chpt 13
- 'Fagin,' said Sikes, abruptly breaking the stillness that prevailed; 'is it worth fifty shiners extra, if it's safely done from the outside?'†
Chpt 19
- At length, a low cry of pain broke the stillness that prevailed; and uttering it, the boy awoke.†
Chpt 28 *
- Dressed with the utmost nicety and precision, in a quaint mixture of by-gone costume, with some slight concessions to the prevailing taste, which rather served to point the old style pleasantly than to impair its effect, she sat, in a stately manner, with her hands folded on the table before her.†
Chpt 29
- Still, the same quiet life went on at the little cottage, and the same cheerful serenity prevailed among its inmates.†
Chpt 33
- Notwithstanding all this, when the hurry of the first half-hour was over, the same silence and constraint prevailed that had marked their journey down.†
Chpt 51
Definition:
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(prevail as in: reason will prevail) prove superior or win