beaten

Example Sentences

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After being beaten by the Oilers like a drum annually, even top-ranked Colorado is a refreshing change.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Within weeks, the former defender with a salt-and-pepper beard had pulled off a draw against Atlético Madrid and somehow beaten Barcelona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"This is the end of an era," said Hungary's beaten leader.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

But you also shouldn’t count out LeBron; the kid from Akron has beaten the odds before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As he took the elevator down to the ground floor, he reflected that he’d saved thousands of schoolchildren, he’d beaten Herod Sayle, and he hadn’t been killed or even badly hurt.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz