beaten

Example Sentences

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“No U.S. team has beaten a Jamaican team in 20 years,” Clanagan said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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

He could sometimes be very critical of himself if he made a mistake, but it was very clear he just did not want to be beaten.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

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

He’d beaten out seven primary opponents and earned more than half the vote to win the nomination.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama