Example sentences for: defeated

How can you use “defeated” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The defeated Dutch invaders retreated in disorder to their ships, but the following year, a third Dutch military expedition, far stronger than its predecessors, landed near Singaraja.

  • This tiny desert railway crossing was the scene of one of the pivotal battles of WWII, where Allied soldiers defeated Rommel’s German and Italian forces in 1942.

  • Republicans defeated a plan to let patients sue their HMOs but approved more access to emergency care and specialists.

  • The many-headed Hydra nearly defeated the hero Heracles by growing two new heads for every one that Heracles cut off, and the liver of Prometheus, devoured by a ravenous eagle each night, regenerated every morning.

  • The United States defeated China for the Women's World Cup soccer title.


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