Sentence examples for beaten at it from inspiring English sources

That it is a sport at all, and an event fit for the Olympics, comes as some surprise to those of us who grew up knowing the game as ping-pong, and who have been beaten at it handily by an octogenarian named Herb, whose athleticism was otherwise limited to short-distance tottering.

Evidently Samwer reckons LatAm is a battlefield where Uber can be beaten at its own game.

So when we read in black and white last year that teenagers had been teargassed, "restrained", stripped and beaten at Don Dale, it is hard not to conclude there was more than an element of fatigue in decisions about how or whether to pursue it further – a subconscious view that it's all too hard, all too far away, and yet all too familiar.

WHEN a political party that has been in control for many decades is beaten at the polls, it's a good sign that voters are clamoring for sweeping change -- and an indication of how much things already have changed.

After being beaten, at least Plymouth took it well.

"You had this crazy situation where the Choctaw language was being used as a formidable weapon of war, yet back home children were being beaten at school for using it," says Judy Allen, senior executive officer of tribal relations with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Almunia probably should not have been beaten at his near post but it was nonetheless an awesome goal.

"To not get beaten at all through the group stages, it's a great feeling," he said.

In the 55th minute Mora was beaten at the near post as Fazekas made it 5-0.

Had Microsoft not acquired Hotmail, it would have been beaten at that game.

Spurs were well beaten at half-time, four goals down and praying that it would not get any worse.