TRANSCEND in a Sentence

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Example sentences for TRANSCEND, such as:

1. Therein no fairy's arm can transcend it.
2. The best films are those which transcend national or cultural barriers.
3. He was an universal favourite, and his ingenuity in little things was transcendent.
4. To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
5. Its nearness was such that, notwithstanding its actual smallness, its glow infinitely transcended theirs.

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 Meanings and Examples of TRANSCEND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
transcend
 v.  surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
Classic Sentence:
1  Therein no fairy's arm can transcend it.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 86. The Tail.
2  Yet in reality those personal interests of the moment so much transcend the general interests that they always prevent the public interest from being felt or even noticed.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER IV
3  She moved like one of those bright beings pictured in the sunny walks of fancy's Eden by the romantic and young, a queen of beauty unadorned save by her own transcendent loveliness.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
4  He was an universal favourite, and his ingenuity in little things was transcendent.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17. SOMEBODY TURNS UP
5  Its nearness was such that, notwithstanding its actual smallness, its glow infinitely transcended theirs.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 3 The Custom of the Country
Example Sentence:
1  To transcend is to go beyond and penetrate the mundane into a deeper truth or trust.
2  The best films are those which transcend national or cultural barriers.
3  For the amateur chef, dining at the four-star restaurant was a transcendent experience: the meal surpassed his wildest dreams.
4  Essentially the discussion transcended from the nether regions of the Internet into mainstream political debate in the country.