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
If it came to a duel between the two, she found it easier to believe that Hefferom would be worsted.
From The Golden Web by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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.
Moreover, Williams Cache, it was conceded, would in the end be worsted if the company and the cowmen together seriously undertook with men and unlimited money to clean it out.
From Whispering Smith by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
She would be worsted in the end, so she went reluctantly.
From In Wild Rose Time by Douglas, Amanda M.
