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
But you also shouldn’t count out LeBron; the kid from Akron has beaten the odds before.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
Maradona was appointed head coach of the national team in 2008 and left after the 2010 World Cup, where his side were beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
We are not beaten, for as soldiers we are better and more experienced; we are simply crushed and driven back by overwhelming superior forces.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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