Read full poem →American War, many of the brave American soldiers
met death by fever. The loss by fever far exceeded
thatin battle. Here let it be said that the heart of a grate-
Dictionary Entry
To be larger, greater than (something).
In a Sentence
“The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. exceededexceeded farexceeded neverexceeded greatly
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Poetry examples for “exceeded”
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Read full poem →Although posttest mean score exceeded pretest mean
score on the attitude scale in both sections, neither
Read full poem →time devoted to this activity. The ten minute time allotment for the
initial time segment was exceeded only twice during the semester, how-
ever, the deviation was within the two minute time limit both times.
Read full poem →impulse of curiosity. He scrambled up the bank with a speed that
could not be exceeded by a bloodthirsty man.
Read full poem →Reserve them for my love, not for their rhyme,
Exceeded by the height of happier men.
O! then vouchsafe me but this loving thought: