be beaten

Example Sentences

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Both teams will have to be beaten on their home court in Chatsworth to be denied a trip to Sacramento.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

And the Americans, the team that looked unbeatable, proved that they wouldn’t be beaten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

"We may have the occasional election loss. We may even have the odd defection, but we will never be beaten," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The scourge of extortion in Peru, which has risen tenfold in two years, cannot be beaten without a major security overhaul, the prosecutor heading the South American country's fight against organized crime told AFP.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The Fifteens were likely to be beaten, which was the point; their reaction to playing a much better opponent would tell Luma a lot about their chances as a team.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John