Sentence examples for and was defeated by a from inspiring English sources

After a diamond lead, declarer tried for a quick diamond discard on spades and was defeated by a ruff.

As a freshman, for instance, he ran for a higher office in student government and was defeated by a write-in candidate.

The first attempt was in 1999, and was defeated by a pro-monarchy campaign led by none other than Prime Minister John Howard.

In 1980, Mr. Bayh was targeted by Republicans energized by Ronald Reagan's presidential bid and was defeated by a brash young challenger, Rep. Dan Quayle, later vice president under George H.W. Bush.

He said it would be feasible for him to stay on for those weeks, but the reasonableness of his position would be questioned if he went to the Commons and was defeated by a large margin.

Argentina invaded the Falklands some 30 years ago, and was defeated by a British task force, but has continually brought up its claim to the islands in recent years.

Although Gladstone's first Home Rule Bill of 1886 split his party and was defeated by an alliance of Conservative and Liberal unionists in the House of Commons, that divide remained until the outbreak of World War I in 1914.

Dydo is a slender, elegant woman of seventy-eight, who speaks with a European accent and has a tart manner that struggles with, and is defeated by, a deep underlying softheartedness.

I'm unsure how some define pride, but having ones schools be paid upwards to $500,000 in order to travel to a hostile stadium and be defeated by an embarrassing margin hardly resembles my definition of the term.

Helm made his only run for federal office in 1838 and was defeated by Willis Green for a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Some thought Beholder, who had lost three in a row and was defeated by Stellar Wind twice this year, was a shade past her prime.