Sentence examples for battle defeated from inspiring English sources

It was named in honour of Jakob Severin, who, in a 1739 naval battle, defeated four Dutch vessels in Qeqertarsuup Bay.

Miraculously — perhaps improbably, but I don't care — they seem to resolve the awkwardness of last week, when they won a battle, defeated a cruel villain, and reclaimed their castle when rescued by an army that she'd called for and didn't tell him about.

The manuscript ($7,000 to $10,000) notes how to translate the words "battle," "defeat" and "prisoner".

The very qualities that served him in battle defeat him in peace.

The Liberty won the battle, defeating Miami, 72-61, to advance to the Women's National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference finals, which will begin tomorrow night against the Sting in Charlotte, N.C.

An illiterate peasant teenager, guided by sacred voices, rallies a demoralized nation and leads its armies into battle, defeating (for a while) the seemingly invincible English.

WASHINGTON ― As Hillary Clinton's election victory appears increasingly likely, liberal groups already have their sights on the next battle: defeating the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Representative Chet Edwards, a Democrat and a veteran of tough election battles, defeated his Republican challenger, State Representative Arlene Wohlgemuth, by a margin of 4percentt.

Earl Siward, after many battles, defeated and drove away the heathens.

Emperor Trajan recommenced hostilities against Dacia and, following an uncertain number of battles, defeated the Dacian general Decebalus in the Second Battle of Tapae in 101 AD.

In 404 BC, he commanded a small force of exiles that invaded Attica and, in successive battles, defeated first a Spartan garrison and then the forces of the oligarchy.