beaten

Example Sentences

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But you also shouldn’t count out LeBron; the kid from Akron has beaten the odds before.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Thatcher shot back, “they might have beaten us at our national sport, but we managed to beat them at their national sport twice in the 20th century.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Peaty was beaten to a third successive gold in Paris by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi, having contracted coronavirus in the days before the final.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Let’s look at three high profile names that will significantly determine the near term direction of the beaten down software space.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Mr. Rice was furious, but we children figured that the mainland schools were too embarrassed to be beaten out by islanders and so made up a rule to save their faces.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson