defeated

Example Sentences

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While Algeria play the Democratic Republic of Congo next, Burkina Faso will be waiting for Cameroon after the Stallions defeated Sudan 2-0 in Casablanca to finish second in the section.

From Barron's

In its defense, today the lyrics may accurately reflect how many of us feel defeated or at least exhausted by a relentlessly challenging year.

From Salon

Sadio Mane's Senegal, African champions in 2022, defeated Benin 3-0 in Tangier to top Group D on goal difference ahead of the Leopards, who won by the same margin against Botswana in Rabat.

From Barron's

Tony Blair believed his Labour government had defeated the threat of a breakup of the UK by delivering devolution to Wales and Scotland, newly released documents reveal.

From BBC

The Times reported how Edison and other utilities defeated a state regulatory plan, introduced in 2001, which would’ve forced the companies to remove abandoned lines unless they could prove they would use them again.

From Los Angeles Times