Sentence examples for been defeated by a from inspiring English sources

A seemingly-invincible multinational had been defeated by a third world city.

It would have been defeated by a trump opening lead, which West might have selected.

It is true that four hearts could have been defeated by a club lead, but that was hard to find.

A week ago, the Giants were angry after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles, believing they had been defeated by a beatable opponent.

And he was, because years before he had been defeated by a combination of voter contempt and the courage of those in Labour who took him on.

For many Muslims, it was as though they had been defeated by a force far larger than the tiny country of Israel, by something unfathomable modernity itself.

The game could have been defeated by an improbable opening lead in a minor suit.

He scored 2,330, but could have been defeated by an opening trump lead.

Matteo Renzi has been defeated – by an extraordinary margin – in Sunday's referendum on constitutional reform.

The slam would have been defeated by an improbable diamond lead, but West naturally led the club king.

Induced defenses take place when constitutive defenses have been defeated by an insect attack.