Sentence examples for for a defeat from inspiring English sources

But Ms. Kenny was preparing herself for a defeat.

Top Clinton campaign officials and alarmed allies are braced for a defeat on Tuesday.

That's a victory and a draw, there is no space for a defeat.

"We are calling for a defeat of the FN," she told French radio.

Made Klopp's bench for a defeat against Crystal Palace last April.

However, Downing Street sources said they were bracing themselves for a defeat on the inquiry amendment.

Opinion polls suggest his conservative coalition government could be heading for a defeat by the Labor Party.

It is a victory for France, a defeat for pro-reform countries including Britain and a personal snub for Tony Blair.

For a defeated candidate in the Republican presidential race, Senator John McCain has not suffered from lack of attention.

It was, for us, a defeat of our intelligence services".

It was not so much an election victory for him as a defeat for Heath.