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

But even with Mark Cuban in the bleachers, Indiana didn’t buy it all; vanquished opponents like Ohio State and Oregon spent much more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

“Ultimately, the victor will not always be victorious and the vanquished will never be defeated.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

The Washington freshmen paddled over to the California boat and collected the traditional trophy of victorious crews everywhere—the shirts off the backs of their vanquished rivals.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown