Sentence examples for defeat a time from inspiring English sources

In the aftermath of defeat, a time when words often fail to convey real intentions, he said he might walk away from tennis for three months or he might feel like playing next week.

Stevenson was defeated a second time four years later, again by Eisenhower.

Her deal was defeated a second time in Parliament two months later.

Klein said he was confident a revived bill would be defeated a second time.

The government can reintroduce the bill later this year, then call a general election if it is defeated a second time.

In some tournaments, called double-elimination tournaments, the contestant is not eliminated until defeated a second time.

When he was defeated a second time in 1979, it looked as though his career in Welsh public life was at an end.

It defeated a five-time-champion Spanish team that was missing Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro because of injuries and fatigue.

In 1992 he defeated a long-time ally, Wilhelmina Rolark, to win Ward 8's seat on the city council (with the slogan "He may not be perfect, but he's perfect for DC").

Every time you defeat a Ninja boss, you advance a bit further in the story (which is told using manga-like cut scenes).

But by now, aging in place, unrealistic for some, scary or unsafe for others and potentially very isolating, has become so entrenched as the right way to live out one's life that not being able to pull it off seems a failure, yet another defeat at a time when defeats are all too plentiful.