be worsted
Example Sentences
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But to Propagandist Franklin-Bouillion logic is something which can always be worsted by appeals to passion.
From Time Magazine Archive
There followed a certain amount of bickering, during which the general allowed himself to be worsted.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
How certain to be worsted in an argument with an accomplished naturalist who is a sceptic!
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward
In the struggle which must come, simple Gabrielle would be worsted.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
It was generally conceded that any one who was so unfortunate as to have a transaction with him was certain to be worsted, or at least to get the small end of the trade.
From Life Gleanings by Macon, T. J.
