- past participle of beat.
beaten
Example Sentences
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"You just spend the whole day feeling completely beaten down."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Despite the slowdown, global M&A volumes rose by 27% to $4.44 trillion over the first nine months of the year, a total beaten only by the post-Covid surge in deal-making of 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Poland's Niewiadoma-Phinney stayed on her wheel in the closing stages but was beaten to the line, with Vollering claiming victory in four hours 45 minutes nine seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
England were then beaten by Italy in the final after taking the lead, dropping deep and giving up possession before losing on penalties.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Two years before, only twenty miles away, General Washington had beaten the Hessians there.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
