defeated

Example Sentences

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One community member said she felt defeated because documents concerning a proposed large-scale data center next to her home “might as well be in Klingon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Seeing him in such a defeated posture came as no surprise.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

And as defeated as Day felt, he knew she didn’t truly want to quit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He defeated Chapman, a sitting MSP in the region.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“It is a thing of evil,” Taran said, “and has brought nothing but evil. Now, at the last, I fear it has defeated us.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander