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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'handle defeat' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to describe the ability to accept or deal with a loss or disappointment. For example, "He was disappointed to lose the race, but he was able to handle defeat gracefully."
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They can handle defeat, move right on.
But it is unclear how he would handle defeat personally.
I learned, too, that I could handle defeat.
"Now, can they handle defeat after winning?" the former Braves outfielder Wes Covington said.
Some handle defeat with grace; others take to bed, pull up the sheets and turn off the lights.
Few players handle defeat with the dignity or perspective Rafael Nadal brings to that morale-crushing experience.
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"I'm just trying to handle defeats better because it's no fun having a bad attitude about it, so I try to move on," she said.
While the Hawks are far from a juggernaut, they have been too much for the Knicks to handle, defeating them in each of this season's two previous meetings.
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors were simply too much for the Miami Heat to handle, defeating them 114-91.
He handles defeat so much better than he once did and that is part of the process too.
But while the Lakeland Hornets are not doing a good job winning football games, they are doing a good job handling defeat.
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