beaten

Example Sentences

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Thirteen billion dollars, beaten by a lint trap.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Northwestern, which has its own scoring sensation, Madison Taylor, and is playing on its home turf, is the only school to have beaten the Tar Heels during Humphrey’s young career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But actual earnings have then beaten guidance by 50%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The teenager had just beaten the great Serena Williams and, at 19 years old, reached the pinnacle of tennis.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

He was, at least as Jefferson described him, a beaten man.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis