won
Example Sentences
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And just like in the first, fifth and sixth frames, Zhao ruthlessly won them all ruthlessly and he applied the coup de grace with his sixth half century of the match.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
But when it’s a coach who’s won more than anyone, carrying a 38-0 record and a 54-game win streak, it sounded like desperation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The veteran manager has won 13 of his 17 league matches across both spells, losing just two.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
It had won three national titles in nine years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
It means “I came, I saw, I conquered,” and Caesar meant it as a pithy description of a battle, which, in a nutshell, he won.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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