Sentence examples for crushing defeats from inspiring English sources

Others who became party nominees, like George McGovern, suffered some of the most crushing defeats.

The potential ceasefire in east Ukraine follows crushing defeats for Kiev's forces.

Tough puts it this way: Small setbacks feel like crushing defeats; tiny slights turn into serious confrontations.

Her chances of survival, however, have diminished enormously as a result of two crushing defeats in parliament.

Battle of Camden, (August 16, 1780), in the American Revolution, British victory in South Carolina, one of the most crushing defeats ever inflicted upon an American army.

This remained true even after the crushing defeats in the Opium Wars made it clear that the Western powers enjoyed military and technological superiority.

Though Federer has had some crushing defeats, he has never had a phase quite like this since he rose to dominance at Wimbledon a decade ago.

I like your scenario, but it's my policy never to root for outrageous candidates to be nominated for president, just because I think they will suffer crushing defeats.

Mr. Chaudhary, 35, serves as reporter and promoter, and last week, when Democrats suffered crushing defeats in the midterms, was especially tough.

And during a decade-long duel with Britain's Victoria Pendleton, Meares experienced successive morale-crushing defeats.

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