vanquished

Example Sentences

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The diet culture of the ’90s was never totally vanquished, and Ozempic has complicated narratives about body size, health, and self-love, to put it mildly.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In this zero-sum view of the world, any perceived enemies must not merely be defeated but vanquished altogether.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

Iger vanquished the proxy challenge, and this week, he again defended the Fox purchase, which gave Disney control of streaming service Hulu, National Geographic channels and FX.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

They appear thin, weak and vanquished, like the "caliphate" they proclaimed in 2014.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

‘Then let us lay him in a boat with his weapons, and the weapons of his vanquished foes,’ said Aragorn.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien