defeated

Example Sentences

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Centrcom said that U.S. forces had successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks and that no American personnel had been harmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

After the EIC defeated Mughal forces in 1757, it ruled large parts of India, producing opium there to rebalance trade deficits with China, albeit illegally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"As her father defeated terrorism, she will defeat criminal organizations," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

County sheriff but faces seven challengers, including predecessor Alex Villanueva, whom he defeated in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Hadn’t Jesus—and here my reading became intent indeed—hadn’t Jesus been defeated as utterly and unarguably as our little group and our small plans had been?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom