Surpassing has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Surpassing labour intensive, capital intensive, the age has shifted greatly to knowledge intensive. | |
| 2. | I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; you have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of a woman. | |
| 3. | Japan is surpassing China in economic power. | |
| 4. | "Fourteen nymphs are in my service, surpassing in comeliness, of whom Deiopea, the most beautiful, I will unite in steadfast marriage to you and declare her your own; that in exchange for such benefits she may dwell with you all her years, and make you the father of beautiful offspring." | |
| 5. | A Nielsen survey showed health became the top concern of Vietnamese citizens in the second quarter, surpassing job security, cost of living, and work-life balance. | |
| 6. | A Florida man who currently occupies the White House told over 8,100 falsehoods and deliberately misleading claims in 2019, surpassing his total of nearly 7,700 lies during the previous two years combined. | |
| 7. | The jet suit has an altitude limit of 3,658 meters, easily surpassing the height of the Lake District’s—and Britain’s—highest peak of 978 meters. | |
| 8. | This may be a case of the student surpassing the teacher. |