defeated
Example Sentences
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On a blistering Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 to complete a three-game sweep, but the rumblings beneath Chavez Ravine indicated there was much more at stake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Supporters of the man she defeated in the primary are probably going to be asking a lot of questions, too—about what he did with all the money they sent him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In Florida’s 25th District, a newly drawn coastal area north of Miami, incumbent Rep. Jared Moskowitz defeated democratic socialist and activist Oliver Larkin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
They are top of the table after two opening Scottish Premiership wins having defeated Falkirk and now St Johnstone without conceding.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
At Portorož he confirmed that he’d grown in strength sufficiently to have defeated all the Soviet grandmasters competing with him for the title.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
