Sentence examples for met defeat from inspiring English sources

Truman is considerably diminshed in stature by his defeat and especially the way he met defeat.

But his plan for universal coverage met defeat in a Democratic Congress.

He served two more terms, briefly, before his plan for proportional representation met defeat in the Senate in March 1913.

When their king met defeat in battle, though, the scribes were among the first to suffer a cruel fate.

But "when their king met defeat in battle, though, the scribes were among the first to suffer a cruel fate".

Even though they eventually met defeat, the Scipio brothers kept Carthage from reinforcing Hannibal during the crucial early years of his invasion of Italy.

His star has dimmed slightly having met defeats on his last two starts, but both results came in three-runner races that were never going to be run to provide a suitable test of stamina for a horse who thrives on an end-to-end gallop.

Some employees, such as salespeople, meet defeat every day.

Taking arms himself, he led his troops against the new and vigorous Bulgar khan, Krum, only to meet defeat and death at the latter's hands.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND As evidenced by requests for directions from camera-toting tourists, Manhattan's straightforward grid of avenues and streets meets defeat in the West Village.

Others meet defeat in a crisis when a major contract is lost, when a product expected to succeed fails, when the competition outflanks them.