Sentence examples for avoid defeat from inspiring English sources

Instead, they had to avoid defeat here.

He plays to win rather than avoid defeat.

Only by capturing the final round did Holyfield avoid defeat.

In both cases, despite talk of "victory," the overriding imperative became simply to avoid defeat.

This meant the Seahawks would now have to reach the end zone to avoid defeat.

Wigan's demise will be confirmed if Rotherham avoid defeat by Reading on Tuesday.

Stalls will be set out to avoid defeat as a primary aim.

England will qualify for the Euro 2012 finals if they avoid defeat against Montenegro tonight.

Realistically, it would be a heroic effort to avoid defeat from here.

"We knew England's strength, and we knew how to avoid defeat.

Often, all they can agree on is that they wish to avoid defeat.