beaten

Example Sentences

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But they haven’t beaten the Avalanche anywhere this season and if they have to at least once in the next two games to avoid their seventh straight first-round playoff exit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The first thing that stands out is that eight of the nine Invesco S&P 500 factor approaches have beaten the full S&P 500 so far this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Better yet, those portfolios have been less volatile than the broad market, on average, so they have beaten the overall market by even more on a risk-adjusted basis.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Within weeks, the former defender with a salt-and-pepper beard had pulled off a draw against Atlético Madrid and somehow beaten Barcelona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The Rebel troops had been beaten there, and the British had taken over the city, but the way Sam wrote about it, he made it seem like a glorious victory for the Rebels.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier