be worsted
Example Sentences
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But to Propagandist Franklin-Bouillion logic is something which can always be worsted by appeals to passion.
From Time Magazine Archive
But to see him adoring this other—that was to be worsted on the merits—not merely to be impossible, but to be undesired.
From Second String by Anthony Hope
We have been beaten in an election, but I don't think we ought to be worsted in a struggle of generosity and good feeling.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
It was generally conceded that any one who was so unfortunate as to have a transaction with him was certain to be worsted, or at least to get the small end of the trade.
From Life Gleanings by T. J. Macon
The fiery outburst of the young girl startled Clayton, who realized that in an argument on this theme he was likely to be worsted.
From A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life by Elsie Janis
