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Example sentences for: bested

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High-school seniors were bested by 14 out of 20 surveyed countries on math achievement, and by 11 out of 20 on science achievement.
Unlike Roger Moore, who seemed detached from the action (as well as from his stunt double), and Timothy Dalton, who seemed above it, Brosnan makes you believe that Bond's absurd feats are the plausible upshot of his refusal to be bested by social or sexual inferiors.
Under a new CEO--a Midwesterner and former football coach--Heinz has transformed its marketing, and last year ketchup sales bested those of salsa, which had been first for three years running.