SURPASSINGLY in a Sentence

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1. She was a surpassingly beautiful woman.
2. It will be hard to surpass this very high score.
3. Many things I read surpassed my understanding and experience.
4. They surpassed in stain and dirt all their previous appearances.
5. Winter garments surpassed even personal gossip as the topic at parties.

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 Meanings and Examples of SURPASSINGLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
surpassingly
 ad.  exceedingly; in a surpassing manner; extremely
Classic Sentence: (39 in 3 pages)
1  The lady was surpassingly beautiful, while the rich magnificence of her attire drew all eyes upon her.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 53. Robert le Diable.
2  My thoughts were further distracted by the excessive pride of Mr. and Mrs. Hubble, who were surpassingly conceited and vainglorious in being members of so distinguished a procession.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXV
3  And yet there was neither coarseness nor want of shadowing in a countenance that was exquisitely regular, and dignified and surpassingly beautiful.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1
4  At length a hand and an arm, surpassingly beautiful in their form and whiteness, glided through the tapestry.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 22 THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON
5  She was self-possessed and walked with a dignity that surpassed even Mammy's, for Mammy had acquired her dignity and Dilcey's was in her blood.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  Not that he was notably brilliant or exceptional; in his own profession he was surpassed by more than one man who had bored Lily through many a weary dinner.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
7  Winter garments surpassed even personal gossip as the topic at parties.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
8  Erect, his stature surpassed that of his fellows; though seated, he appeared reduced within the ordinary limits of the race.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1
9  Then the right wing swung forward; it in turn was surpassed by the left.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
10  They surpassed in stain and dirt all their previous appearances.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
11  And here I should like to assert that, howsoever much, in certain respects, we Russians may be surpassed by foreigners, at least we surpass them in adroitness of manner.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER III
12  Yet his plump, healthy-looking cheeks were so robustly constituted, and contained such an abundance of recreative vigour, that a new whisker soon sprouted in place of the old one, and even surpassed its predecessor.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER IV
13  And the complexity of it increased and increased, for Samosvitov surpassed himself in importance and daring.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
14  I never doubted the devotion of the Russian nobles, but today it has surpassed my expectations.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER XXIII
15  Many things I read surpassed my understanding and experience.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 15
Example Sentence:
1  She was a surpassingly beautiful woman.
2  For the amateur chef, dining at the four-star restaurant was a transcendent experience: the meal surpassed his wildest dreams.
3  But a day after Spain suffered its deadliest rail disaster in decades — which killed 80 people and maimed scores of others — one question surpassed all others: Why was the train moving so fast?
4  Center Steve Yzerman surpassed the Red Wings' team record length of term as team captain.
5  The price of silver will double before ending the year at around 20 USD an ounce and gold will again surpass the 1000 USD mark, finishing the year at 1150 USD.
6  It will be hard to surpass this very high score.
7  President Obama granted clemency to a record 214 inmates on Wednesday, far surpassing his previous single-day record, as part of an ongoing effort to release federal inmates serving prison terms deemed to be unduly harsh.