Sentence examples for had been bested from inspiring English sources

But he finally had to accept how thoroughly the German program had been bested.

Still, when a ceasefire was reached, last month, it appeared as if the Israelis had been bested.

Mr. Clinton, arguably the most cadence-blessed speaker of the three, half-joked Sunday afternoon that he had been bested by the other two.

So when Vivendi announced that it was buying back those same assets last year -- at a sizable profit for Mr. Diller -- analysts and Hollywood insiders questioned whether Mr. Bronfman had been bested by Mr. Diller.

I've been bested by that transport policy titan, Christopher Biggins.

If it's true, death has been bested.

The heat has been besting decades-old records here.

Te'o and Toma had been best friends since kindergarten.

My brother Charlie had been best man at his wedding.

Fiske's husband, a fire captain who was away on duty, had been best man at Ackerman's wedding, and Ackerman had been best man at his.

Their mothers were distant cousins and had been best friends in high school.