- present participle of defeat.
defeating
Example Sentences
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Da Silva returned to the presidency in 2023 after defeating Jair Bolsonaro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But the Byzantines regained the upper hand after 1001, soundly defeating Samuel's army in 1014.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
She left that post in 2019 to run for City Council, challenging and then defeating one-term incumbent David Ryu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Soon he’ll tell us he carried dozens of people on his own back while personally defeating the terrorists.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Being chased by witches and warlocks, battling monsters, even defeating demons, was nothing compared to the task of facing the reality of our father’s abandonment.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
