Sentence examples for lost a war from inspiring English sources

After all, the United States had never lost a war.

Blacks lost a war, lived to fight another day, resisted and prevailed.

That would compromise sovereignty so badly that it would be like having lost a war.

Will Rogers said that "America never lost a war and never won a conference".

Up to Vietnam, the United States had never lost a war.

Bonaparte eventually declared himself Emperor and ruled until 1870, when France lost a war with Prussia.

It has been a very long time since a British prime minister lost a war-and-peace vote in Parliament, as David Cameron did on Syria in a stinging personal defeat.

'It's like winning a battle and losing a war.

"He would rather lose a war than lose a campaign," Mr. McCain said of his rival.

Losing a war is even more demoralising than losing ships or jets.

(The resentment is not just over losing a war, but also a country).