Opposite the door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantelpiece of imitation white marble.

After much resistance even the battle tested warrior realized their horse was not match in the battles that would surely come. They had no means to match the overwhelming and surmountable odds they faced.

There are many obstacles to surmount when translating literary texts.

In other words, physical obstacles, perhaps unknown to the original surveyor and engineer, will require alterations to be made in order to surmount them.

Her head was surmounted by a huge white chiffon hat, bedecked with three long but rather stringy ostrich feathers.

He surmounted the obstacles with great effort.

Pioneering space observatories like Webb only come to fruition when dedicated individuals work together to surmount the challenge of building something that has never been done before.