Sentence examples for back defeat from inspiring English sources

Historical change deteriorates and slides back; defeat hangs around, sometimes for centuries, awaiting the chance to become victory.

The EU's new office in Havana will deal only with trade matters.In this section The awkward couple Landry bites back Defeat, sort of A lack of clarity on terror Wary partners Reprints Related items Dissent in Cuba: David and GoliathJan 16th 2003 Cuba and the United States: The Americans have comeJan 2nd 2003All of this angers Mr Castro.

Instead of following tradition and staying aloof from local politics, he had campaigned for PAN candidates.In this section The awkward couple Landry bites back Defeat, sort of A lack of clarity on terror Wary partners ReprintsBut the PAN is not panicking.

Sure, Fedor can conceivably bounce back, defeat Werdum in a return and then claw back some of his shattered mystique but, in the short-term, at least, Lesnar's grip on the world's heavyweight division only tightens.

Revesz sat back, defeated.

Will the players come back defeated?

So, Philip takes his forces and he pushes the Phocians back, defeats Onomarchus, sends them off.

It seems absolutely outrageous to me, because they all come back defeated and depressed.

Busloads of passengers who had waited all day to cross into Egypt trundled back, defeated, their bags in tow.

Sighs that come up from your big toe and, after hammering ineffectually at your teeth for admission, sink back defeated.

West Ham are in desperate need of a win after suffering back to back defeats away at Liverpool and Crystal Palace in the Premier League.