beaten
Example Sentences
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Ireland were beaten in the air, missed tackle after tackle, and were often chasing shadows on the ground against a razor-sharp team brimming with speed, invention and self-belief.
From BBC
It was the only time, Lincoln later noted with pride, he had ever been beaten on a direct vote of the people.
Grant Gilchrist, 35, has beaten off the challenges of the more youthful Gregor Brown and Max Williamson to partner Scott Cummings, who missed last year's championship through injury, in the second row.
From BBC
The soldier hurried to lift the gate, his demeanor that of a dog who had just been beaten, trying to please the master who had beaten it.
From Literature
Parker's team, beaten 15 times in 24 league games this term, were unable to muster a single shot on target.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
