Example sentences for: defeated

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

  • How could I ever again face my colleagues and my students if I were to be defeated by a mere stripling?

  • The surprise here was that Mr. Truman defeated Dewey.

  • They managed to control much of the country for nearly a century before the Muslim leader Saladin (Salah-ad-Din) defeated them in 1187.

  • They are both getting thrown out of office, defeated by Democrats running on pro-lottery platforms.

  • In 1995, he and congressional Democrats defeated a House Republican bill to penalize plaintiffs for frivolous lawsuits and to impose "loser pays" rules.


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