defeatist

Example Sentences

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This attempt to reassert the old order has been fractured, ineffective and at times defeatist, according to interviews with sources in or around the push to defeat Mamdani conducted over the months since the primary.

From Salon

The noises coming out of Old Trafford from Amorim and his players felt despondent and defeatist in the immediate aftermath of United's failure to reach the Champions League.

From BBC

Solomon: Well, certainly the money is huge, but we want to be realistic without being defeatists.

From Salon

The UK's never going to attract world-class talent if all we do is look down on the contest and approach it with a defeatist attitude.

From BBC

The prime minister accused her of being a "climate defeatist".

From BBC