How to Use win over in a Sentence

win over

phrasal verb
  • Still, over the course of the afternoon, Rozelle was won over.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Can either of them win over a dyed-in-the-wool MGB skeptic?
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The White House hopes taking on junk fees will help win over voters.
    Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Its outlook for the current year also failed to win over Wall Street.
    Katrina Compoli, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In New Jersey, a player won over $1.1 billion in March and has not claimed the money.
    Caroline Jaime, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
  • In an attempt to win over Michael, Jules spends the four days before Michael and Kimmy's wedding trying to break the pair up.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • By earning a pair of wins over the weekend, UCF split the regular-season series 3-3 with the Bulls.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Houston's win over the Indianapolis Colts in the finale helped propel the Chicago Bears to the top slot.
    Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Now, Kendall Jenner has become the latest A-lister to be won over by the allure of archival Galliano.
    Emily Chan, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • For Prabowo, having Jokowi’s son by his side could win over a few of the president’s supporters.
    TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Vasquez and her team won over $10 million in compensatory damages on behalf of Depp in the suit.
    Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Price Is Right hopefuls might want to rethink trying to win over producers with a gift or snack.
    Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
  • These are titles to win over all types of audiences, with themes that the audience is looking for.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Earlier Wednesday, the 23-year-old Bethune made her Olympic debut in a 2-1 win over Australia.
    Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Out on the campaign trail, Biden isn't the only Democrat railing against Project 2025 as Democrats try to win over pivotal voters.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
  • What better way to win over your picnic guests than by bringing out a freshly baked pizza?
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
  • Republican leaders in Raleigh have yet to be won over, saying the city should focus on roads first.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024
  • House Democrats have largely said that McCarthy's team barely engaged in any options to win over their votes.
    Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The couple was on hand at Sunday's party, following the Chiefs' 26-25 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Taking on Trump could be a high-wire act considering that DeSantis would need to win over at least a slice of his diehard base.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 16 May 2023
  • But those modifications failed to win over the United States.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There have been games and stretches where the two superstars have been the Yankees’ only reliable source of offense, but that wasn’t the case in Monday’s 9-1 win over the Rays.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
  • In this reboot, the Turtles are trying to win over the people of New York with their heroic acts so they can finally be seen as normal teenagers.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The White Sox, working on one of the most appalling seasons in major league history, broke a 21-game losing streak that night with a win over the Athletics.
    Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Winning enough to win over fans — and persuading Chargers ticket holders not to sell their seats to fans of visiting teams — will be tough tasks.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But for nearly 50 years the gastronomic gadget has been winning over fans who use it for everything from steaks to pies.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • She’s already won over a larger audience, as well as proved her prowess commercially and on the charts.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024
  • An important trade deadline acquisition for the Mets, Blackburn made a seamless transition in a 5-1 win over the Halos in the first game of a 10-game road trip.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • But after watching her team relax and give up a late goal in its final group-play win over Australia, Hayes warned about the dangers of getting too confident.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • There haven’t been many positive reasons to shine a light on the Yankees‘ bullpen this season, but Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Rays provided an exception.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024

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