beaten

Example Sentences

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But Arsenal have since beaten Newcastle and Fulham - either side of their Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at Atletico Madrid.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

In many ways, the most important part of your letter is this sentence: “Thankfully, Hubbie’s cancer is being beaten back.”

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

The ruling communist party’s Politburo, China’s top decision-making body, said this week that key economic indicators had beaten expectations at the start of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

After the final whistle blew, confirming Atletico's place in the Champions League semi-finals having beaten Barcelona, the Atletico Madrid players began to make their way down the tunnel, but Griezmann was not done just yet.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Then this lonely, exhausted man staggered in, looking as beaten as a Jack Russell who’d picked a fight with a Rottweiler.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr