vanquished
Example Sentences
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The prime minister has vanquished opposition parties, expanded his own Bharatiya Janata Party into an election-winning juggernaut, and intimidated many critics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The people of New York vanquished him with none of the spite he has spent decades sowing, but with grace, love, and pride in their city.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
But before it was vanquished, the blaze chewed through about a third of the island, one of five that comprise Channel Islands National Park.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
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
Back in the ward, he found his wife lying vanquished beneath the blankets like a desiccated old vegetable, wrinkled, dry and white, her enfeebled tissues absolutely still.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
