prevail on/upon
phrasal verb
prevailed on/upon; prevailing on/upon; prevails on/upon
: to ask or persuade (someone) to do something
They prevailed on/upon me to play a few tunes on the piano.
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And one of those standards is whether the judge feels that the plaintiff, ultimately, will prevail on the merits of the case.
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
As a sitting president, Trump would no doubt prevail upon his claque at the high court to quash Georgia’s case against him, too.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
The appeals court disagreed with a federal judge who ruled in September that the lawsuit was unlikely to prevail on First Amendment grounds.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
But Americans can also offer a more consequential kind of support: the United States should prevail upon its private sector to share with India and other developing countries the technology and knowledge needed to beat the pandemic.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2021
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
As a sitting president, Trump would no doubt prevail upon his claque at the high court to quash Georgia’s case against him, too.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 July 2024
The appeals court disagreed with a federal judge who ruled in September that the lawsuit was unlikely to prevail on First Amendment grounds.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
But Americans can also offer a more consequential kind of support: the United States should prevail upon its private sector to share with India and other developing countries the technology and knowledge needed to beat the pandemic.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2021
See all Example Sentences for prevail on/upon
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“Prevail on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prevail%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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