beaten
Example Sentences
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However, some of her historical comments raised questions about whether she could have beaten her Republican opponent.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Once there, Lawson was pretty comfortably beaten by Hadjar.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Among the more than 440 S&P 500 companies reporting second-quarter earnings so far, 86% have beaten analysts’ estimates, according to FactSet data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
