beat it

Example Sentences

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Bessent and Takaichi jointly worry about a wobbly yen, which brushed the psychological barrier of 160 to the dollar on April 30, before official intervention beat it back to about 158.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“He didn’t beat the security plan the night of the dinner. He beat it the day he made the reservation,” said Jason Pack, a former FBI official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

"I don't know how another show could beat it."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Van Der Beek, who died Wednesday after a colorectal cancer diagnosis, seemed to embrace the ethos of joining in everyone’s fun when there’s no sense of trying to beat it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Without thinking, I let go of the rock to beat it away.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff