defeat
Example Sentences
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For long periods, a heavy defeat looked far more likely.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Staff at the MTI news agency moved quickly after Orban's election defeat, demanding the restoration of "editorial autonomy" in an internal petition seen by AFP.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
As the struggling men and women in “Land” endure defeat and distrust victory, it is their frailty as much as their strength that wins our sympathy and holds our attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It could be contrived and improbable and old-fashioned in its triumphs snatched from the jaws of defeat, and I completely loved it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
On this anniversary of defeat it seemed almost for a moment that we were victors.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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