defeated

Example Sentences

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One community member said she felt defeated because documents concerning a proposed large-scale data center next to her home “might as well be in Klingon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“Eventually, we ran out of money, and there was illness in the family. We were just defeated and had to come back to the States.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Seeing him in such a defeated posture came as no surprise.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

He defeated Chapman, a sitting MSP in the region.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

And fifteen-year-old Fischer firmly believed that if he were given a chance to meet Mikhail Botvinnik, the World Champion, the Soviet player would be defeated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady