Sentence examples for defeat got from inspiring English sources

But, in the end, their refusal to accept defeat got them over the line and they now look well placed to reach the last eight.

Greene, who did not run in any of the heats but went straight to the final, said he would not let the defeat get him down.

But I basically buy the demographic argument now, and there is no real hunger for change in the G.O.P. Every national election defeat gets softened by a midterm pickup.

Again, a small victory in the face of defeat: getting a banned exile's voice was some compensation for Rushdie's absence, a lesser but not insignificant show of anti-censorship defiance.

Once you stop being personal about defeat, the defeat gets defeated and you get positivity in your mind.

Alex Neil, the inspirational Scotsman who answered jibes of "Alex who?" on his appointment in January by guiding Norwich to a run of 16 wins in 24 games with only three defeats, got into his team at the break and the difference showed.

"I turn pretty unemotional and I don't let victories make me complacent as well as not letting defeats get me down," he said.

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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) Sandro's first game for Spurs since the 0-5 to Liverpool (15 December), the defeat that got AVB the sack.

Following their unexpected, shocking defeat, Michigan State got dragged through the mud on Twitter.

Defeated, Simon got back into his BMW and drove away.