Sentence examples for acknowledged defeat from inspiring English sources

A contest ended when one of the fighters acknowledged defeat or was rendered unconscious.

But at midnight on Sept. 23, Mr. Banda tearfully acknowledged defeat.

A match ended when one of the fighters acknowledged defeat or was rendered unconscious.

In Los Angeles, meantime, Mr. Farmani of aNet has all but acknowledged defeat.

Montgomery, who finished in 10.13 seconds, more or less acknowledged defeat.

Over the weekend, South Korea acknowledged defeat in the latest skirmish.

Mr Buhari praised President Jonathan for so quickly acknowledging defeat.

Lawyers for Elian's Miami relatives refused to acknowledge defeat today.

Take risks, love, laugh, acknowledge defeat but do not succumb to it.

But some analysts wonder whether never acknowledging defeat makes good business sense.

"Rather than acknowledging defeat, the intelligence officers wanted to double down on a failed approach," Eichenwald writes.