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

Jarír's fame as a satirist stood so high that to be worsted by him was reckoned a greater distinction than to vanquish any one else.

From A Literary History of the Arabs by Nicholson, Reynold

She has tact to avoid the conflict in which she would be worsted.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various

But with his weapon useless, and Larry rushing into the room, Tugh must have felt that for all his strength and fighting skill he would be worsted in this encounter.

From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various

It was generally conceded that any one who was so unfortunate as to have a transaction with him was certain to be worsted, or at least to get the small end of the trade.

From Life Gleanings by Macon, T. J.