Sentence examples for defeated in the deciding from inspiring English sources

They were defeated in the deciding contest to lose the Stanley Cup.

The main opposition candidate defeated in the Sri Lanka presidential elections has decided to step down from the leadership of the United National Party (UNP).

THE umpires were short-sighted; the pitch was dodgy; and anyway, said some disgruntled Australians, three of the English cricketers who defeated their men in the deciding match of this summer's Test series were born in South Africa.

He was defeated in the primary, anyway.

Solomon was defeated in the battle.

She was defeated in the 1940 election.

Cobb, victor in the first match in Boston, 3 and 2, lost the second match at Fresh Meadow, New York, 1 up on the nineteenth hole, but came back to defeat the Babe in the deciding tilt in Detroit, 3 and 2. Later in the year Ruth signed a contract to appear in the Samuel Goldwyn motion picture based on the life of his famous team-mate, Lou Gehrig, with the Babe appearing as himself.

The 17-year-old was outclassed by the man who was defeated by American John Isner 70-68 in the deciding set   of the marathon first-round encounter at Wimbledon last year.

But after Nigerian soldiers suffered casualties and were nearly defeated in January 1999, the Nigerian government decided to pull out if it did not win increased financial support, an administration official said.

Tsonga jarred his finger after slipping in the deciding set of his defeat by Ivan Dodig at the Aegon Championships.

Representative Jeff Landry of Louisiana, defeated in a House race decided last week, blamed the speaker for creating the perilous fiscal position the nation finds itself in.