beating

Example Sentences

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Beating Belgium would send the U.S. to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

"Beating Chris Sutton over a full 380-game season is basically the equivalent of winning away at the Etihad: improbable, statistical chaos, and therefore deeply amusing."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Beating inflation is better than losing purchasing power.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Appeared in the February 5, 2026, print edition as 'Netflix Gets a Beltway Beating'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Beating the air, a winged but grounded bird, intent on the blue void it could not reach—could not even see—but which filled the valleys of the mind.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison