Sentence examples for being defeated by a from inspiring English sources

Board 64 was flat, four spades being defeated by a defensive ruff.

Pakula, elected in 1946, served another decade before being defeated by a Democratic challenger in 1958, Seymour R. Thaler.

Until being defeated by a slim 8-7 margin by Amherst College early this season, Ms. Pfluger's teams had not lost a regular season game since 1991.

There should be no shame attached to Gordon Strachan's Scotland side, which does not contain a single world-class player, being defeated by a team featuring 11 of them.

The three men were all former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, a group which briefly controlled the country in 1998 before being defeated by a coalition of West African troops.

Instead of his minatory march to the crease before Bell had a chance to receive the full acclaim for his 70, after being defeated by a decent ball from Jermaine Lawson, why does Flintoff not take a leaf out of Viv Richards's book and make the opposition wait?

There is something singularly humiliating about being defeated by an area nicknamed "Muesli Mountain".

He was defeated by a landslide.

It was defeated by a vote of 35 to 24.

Unfortunately the budget was defeated by a narrow margin.

The amendment was defeated by a 222-198 vote.