defeats
Example Sentences
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It followed defeats to Brentford and Newcastle which means Spurs have failed to score in their opening three league games for the first time since 1974-75.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Some plans force you to take the entire balance at once, which defeats the purpose.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
But Djokovic surely doesn’t love having his defeats turn into other people’s career mountaintops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"That defeats essentially every operational flood warning system in the world," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
There is no purpose in recalling what then transpired, our long flight, our final defeats.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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