Sentence examples for lost a struggle from inspiring English sources

The United States lost a struggle last month to obtain an all-out ban when a compromise passed the General Assembly's legal committee by one vote.

Kara Riehman, 43, of Atlanta was vacationing in California when she lost a struggle with an ironing board in her hotel room and ended up with a black eye.

After three weeks of hurried deal making, Mr. Torricelli was forced to quit the governor's race on Monday because he had lost a struggle for endorsements that looked less like backroom horse-trading than an all-out street brawl.

The day before, they had lost a struggle over a rules change that, if a dozen other unlikely things happened, could have theoretically led to Trump being denied the nomination.

The bill is likely to draw strong opposition from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who vigorously fought, and ultimately lost, a struggle last year over similar wage requirements at a mall that was planned to be built inside the city-owned Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has confirmed he will step down, a move that comes after the premier lost a struggle for control of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Any prime minister who tried, risked losing a struggle with the army and the president.Step forward, Mr Sharif.

Some males are what are called "high reactors" and see potential threats everywhere, whereas others, even if they lose a struggle over status, are able to shake it off and contentedly groom another member in their troop.

If your teammates are losing a struggle with the enemy, don't be afraid to help with the cause.

Sure enough, well into the second act, I lost a mighty struggle and nodded off.

After Mr. Jobs lost a power struggle at the company he co-founded, Apple brought him back about a decade later.