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verb

exceed

CEFR B2

to go beyond a set limit or expectation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with exceed, each labelled with its topic.

  • He was warned not to exceed sixty minutes on the bike, since the plan builds distance slowly across the month.

    Fitness

  • Sales exceeded the quarterly target by nine percent, so every regional manager qualified for the bonus set out in March.

    Business

  • Your inventory cannot exceed thirty items, and anything picked up beyond that is dropped where you stand.

    Gaming

  • Spending that exceeds the card's limit is declined at the register, and the bank adds a fee the next morning.

    Finance

  • The rookie exceeded every expectation in her first season, starting all eighty games after being drafted in the second round.

    Basketball

  • Checked bags that exceed twenty-three kilograms cost extra, so we repacked on the airport floor in front of everyone.

    Travel

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