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

God is love, God is our Father, we are His children; therefore the darkest clouds will break, and though right be worsted, wrong shall not triumph.

From The Optimist's Good Morning by Perin, Florence Hobart

But in the engagement the dragon shall be worsted, and oppressed by the wickedness of the conqueror.

From Old English Chronicles by Various

"Foreseeing that in the struggle against the Convention the Commune might be worsted, my husband arrested, and the house searched, I already have had the casket carried to the home of one of our friends."

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne

On a subsequent occasion, however, it was St. Thomas' turn to be worsted in a similar contest of holy humility.

From Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Costelloe, Laurence