beaten

Example Sentences

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But actual earnings have then beaten guidance by 50%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Middlesbrough, beaten by Southampton in the semi-final, have been reinstated and will now play Hull City for a place in the Premier League.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Bogle ran the numbers: in seven of the prior 11 years, if you had owned the whole S&P 500 with no fees, you would have beaten half the active managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Chargers have beaten the Jets five times in a row, true, but those games were played over the past 14 seasons so those lopsided numbers aren’t relevant to this matchup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“We’ve beaten the British in Massachusetts,” he shouted.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier