beaten
Example Sentences
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She was beaten only by the fastest time recorded in 43 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
Liverpool have beaten Sunderland and Wrexham in pre-season, but they threw away two-goal leads in defeats by both Leeds and Monaco.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Among the more than 440 S&P 500 companies reporting second-quarter earnings so far, 86% have beaten analysts’ estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
I made it through the morning, but I was beaten in the semis and ended up in third place.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
