beaten

Example Sentences

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It was early in Pep's first Premier League campaign, 2016-17, and Manchester City had just beaten us at home.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Bogle ran the numbers: in seven of the prior 11 years, if you had owned the whole S&P 500 with no fees, you would have beaten half the active managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Chargers have beaten the Jets five times in a row, true, but those games were played over the past 14 seasons so those lopsided numbers aren’t relevant to this matchup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Even as Figma has beaten earnings expectations for every quarter since it went public in July 2025, shares have dropped 45.8% so far this year, on fears that AI will replace traditional software.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

The picture blew away like the ashes that had been beaten in the mortar so long ago in the village, the day Vatete died.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer