How to Use prosper in a Sentence

prosper

verb
  • No crop can prosper in this heat.
  • He hopes his business will prosper.
  • She prospered as a real estate agent.
  • But even while the colony prospered, tough times weren’t far off.
    — John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
  • No katana raised against Woods shall prosper.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Even the lawn weeds are not prospering on most sites.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Casse is one of few trainers so prospered.
    — Bob Wisener, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Cross didn't have the looks or charisma to prosper in that world.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2020
  • And a state that neglects a part of its own body cannot prosper.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • This is also the best way to let people prosper across the state.
    — Vance Ginn, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Without a doubt this club would still like to prosper in the running game.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2021
  • In normal years, the plants prosper because the deer do not eat them.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2021
  • Yes, prospered, as in did not wish to accept anything less.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But can the franchise once again live long and prosper as a film series, too?
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The hope is that if dollar stores are banned, grocery stores will prosper.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
  • There is a desire to help, to give to those in need, and see others prosper.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Still, a whole lot of coaches have prospered beyond their wildest dreams.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Who's gonna survive this whole scenario, who's gonna prosper?
    — Tom Philip, GQ, 7 June 2018
  • That, in turn, allows snails, which the crabs like to consume, to prosper.
    — Dino Grandoni and Melina Mara, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Each prospered with its own unique monopoly.
    — Kelly Evans, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Moving into fall, the bob will likely prosper and take on new forms.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Or the oil and gas industry, which has prospered due to the fracking boom?
    — National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Read How to prosper in a financial world that’s rigged against you.
    — Alex Wood, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The bad guys of the world have to think twice, and our markets help other nations prosper.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • See, exes can prosper on this show even after very contentious breakups.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This is an amazing bean that can withstand and even prosper in the most extreme heat and drought.
    — Sean Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Jeremiah like you and me sometimes will cry out to God and say why do the wicked seem to prosper?
    — The Rev. Mike Taylor, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Politicians prospered—but the jobs left, and the factories closed.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 20 Jan. 2017
  • All of them should have a place in America if the country wants to grow and prosper.
    — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • Conditions Boxwood prospers when it is grown in full sun to part shade.
    — Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026

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