be worsted
Example Sentences
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But to Propagandist Franklin-Bouillion logic is something which can always be worsted by appeals to passion.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have been beaten in an election, but I don't think we ought to be worsted in a struggle of generosity and good feeling.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
The fiery outburst of the young girl startled Clayton, who realized that in an argument on this theme he was likely to be worsted.
From A Star for a Night A Story of Stage Life by Elsie Janis
To shrink from discussion would be to confess weakness; to suffer themselves to be worsted in discussion would be seriously to imperil their power.
From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Woodrow Wilson
There followed a certain amount of bickering, during which the general allowed himself to be worsted.
From The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure by Rex Ellingwood Beach
