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
To shrink from discussion would be to confess weakness; to suffer themselves to be worsted in discussion would be seriously to imperil their power.
From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Wilson, Woodrow
An Englishman ought not to underrate their talents in this particular, or he will probably be worsted in an encounter of words.
From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)
But with his weapon useless, and Larry rushing into the room, Tugh must have felt that for all his strength and fighting skill he would be worsted in this encounter.
From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various
According to Mill, we are little self-dependent gods, fighting with a malignant and murderous power called Nature, sure, one would think, to be worsted in the struggle.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
