Sentence examples similar to a valuable defeat from inspiring English sources
McCain thought he had learned a valuable lesson from his defeat at the hands of Bush in the 2000 GOP presidential primary: the meaner candidate wins.
A lot of them have known only success in their short careers, so to experience a high-profile defeat is a valuable lesson, and I also think it will help them to learn from me, Cookie and KP.
It was a risk for England playing this series at the end of Sri Lanka's rainy season, but it has been a valuable exercise despite an 87-run defeat in Colombo consigning them to a 5-2 defeat.
That, and the conviction that the sum of what I've learned from all those small defeats is a valuable asset.
Macclesfield ended their run of three straight defeats to earn a valuable point at Scunthorpe.
The jihad created a valuable supply of slaves from the defeated peoples that may have provided a motive for further conquests.
UK Championship debutant Ashley Hugill says his 6-1 first-round defeat by Shaun Murphy was a valuable lesson in what it takes to be a top player.
In that alone, if in little else, the defeated candidate has left a valuable legacy.
In defeat, Rutgers might have learned a valuable lesson.
During the battle, a small British squadron attacked and defeated a Dutch force defending a valuable convoy, which was also captured.
