Sentence examples for defeat up from inspiring English sources

Having backed a losing candidate in the 1995 presidential election, he knows defeat up close.

Never mind the ridicule, never mind the defeat: up again, old heart!

Now that he has written a book, he has to concede defeat!" Up until the last moment, guests wondered if Saatchi would walk in – but he preferred to let his book do the talking.

The House Democratic leader, Nancy Pelosi of California, said her party's challengers had an opportunity to defeat up to 14 Republican incumbents, with their hopes pinned primarily on races in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia and Kentucky.

Andersen chalked defeat up to it being one of those nights rather than a testament to Pittsburgh's talent.

Zhang, J. et al. Chronic social defeat up-regulates expression of the serotonin transporter in rat dorsal raphe nucleus and projection regions in a glucocorticoid-dependent manner.

Two days after Republicans suffered sweeping defeats up and down the ballot in Virginia, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection.

Removing the batteries is a temporary solution; buying another television is admitting defeat, splitting up even more so.

But it does appear that voters are readier to dump parties that fail to deliver tangible gains for them, most notably with Mayawati's thumping defeat in UP.

The Liberal Party, led by Stéphane Dion, has suffered a serious defeat, picking up just 76 seats.Not everything has gone to plan for Mr Harper.

But Khan has been smart since the Prescott defeat hooking up with Roach and leaving Warren were both smart moves.