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Discover LudwigThe phrase "accepted defeat" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone acknowledges that they have lost or failed in a competition, argument, or challenge.
Example: "After a long and exhausting debate, she finally accepted defeat and congratulated her opponent."
Alternatives: "acknowledged loss" or "recognized failure."
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But at least one had accepted defeat.
Tyler accepted defeat and his J & B rocks.
To his credit, he accepted defeat gracefully.
On his own, Obama would have accepted defeat.
NEW DELHI — Last week in Mumbai, an old man accepted defeat.
But experts said his silence Sunday night suggested that he had accepted defeat.
Although not always with a good grace, Mr Buhari accepted defeat in three previous presidential elections.
Mr. Fujimori had accepted defeat, but was maneuvering to take his spy chief with him.
By the final community song, even he seems to have accepted defeat.
Everyone gracefully accepted defeat, and Frears went on to direct another movie.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh initially accepted defeat in the recent Presidential election.
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