beaten
Example Sentences
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She advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne in January but was beaten by eventual champion Rybakina.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
His time of 59.10 in Paris was 0.55secs faster than at the Commonwealth Games, where he was beaten by 18-year-old Nowacki, who made history for Jersey by claiming gold in the 200m breaststroke in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Among the more than 440 S&P 500 companies reporting second-quarter earnings so far, 86% have beaten analysts’ estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
He had only beaten the air that slipped and slithered around him like smooth silk.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
