defeated
Example Sentences
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Stratton, who stressed her progressive leanings throughout the campaign, defeated two of the state’s congressional representatives, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, and was declared the victor by the Associated Press.
“Brave people. Brave officials. Brave leaders. This combination cannot be defeated,” he wrote later on X.
The ACC champions narrowly defeated Louisville in the conference championship game.
From Los Angeles Times
She also defeated a long-standing tendency for horror films to be ignored when it comes time to hand out the golden statuettes.
From Barron's
In Rome - a weak mentality, a dominated scrum, a broken lineout, a defeated demeanour, an endgame of 29 forlorn phases in the rain.
From BBC
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