beaten
Example Sentences
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Thatcher shot back, “they might have beaten us at our national sport, but we managed to beat them at their national sport twice in the 20th century.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In their worrying recent run, the Gunners were beaten by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final, Championship side Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-final, and at home by Bournemouth in the league on Saturday.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Twelve months earlier it had been Scottie Scheffler who had done the honours but on this occasion there was no beaten champion from the previous year.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Evercore strategist Julian Emanuel has a screen of names that have beaten both sales and earnings estimates from analysts in all of the past eight quarters.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
He moved to the edge of some trees, where suddenly a couple of mismatched, beaten chairs appeared, courtesy of some nearby women.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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