Sentence examples for Having vanquished from inspiring English sources

Having vanquished the fearsome Tamil Tiger insurgency in May with a no-holds-barred assault on its last stronghold, Mr. Rajapaksa enjoyed widespread adulation.

Having vanquished the defending Eastern Conference champion 76ers, 3-2, in the first round, Boston moves on to Detroit to meet the Pistons in Round 2 Sunday afternoon.

Having vanquished the party-crashing demon, Mayor Rosenberg learns that ducks in the city's parks are dying by the dozen; soon humans start dropping off too.

Having vanquished his original enemies - political opponents, the adult entertainment industry, taxi drivers, street vendors, the media, museums and jaywalkers - he made two new foes: prostate cancer and his second wife, the actor Donna Hanover.

Having vanquished Eli Lilly in court, Barr last week began shipping its copycat version of Lilly's blockbuster antidepressant drug Prozac, which should boost Barr's earnings dramatically over the next six months.

Having vanquished their inanimate foes, the students stormed into the courtyard, flags waving like a conquering army.

MAN has vanquished only one disease, smallpox.

Beauty has vanquished the troublemaking beast.

The Bloomberg administration has vanquished indoor smoking and trans fats.

Ms. Cattrall has vanquished the naysayers, he said.

"The government has vanquished all its political rivals," Anam said.