beaten
Example Sentences
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Italy missed out on a spot at this summer's showpiece event when they were beaten 4-1 on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in Tuesday's play-off.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
A day after the statement was released, Hashtag were beaten 7-0 by Dartford, a result that dropped them into the relegation places.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Aerospace and defense stocks have both been beaten up by the Iran war, especially higher oil prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Palo Alto has been beaten down this year amid a broad, recurring selloff in software stocks.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
We hiked through the sparse woods, making our way carefully down the beaten path we had created that summer, the summer of the mariposas.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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