Sentence examples similar to met with a reverse from inspiring English sources

42 1 There was another on the part of the Cerretani in Spain, and they were subjugated by Calvinus after he had met with a preliminary success and also a reverse, — the latter through his lieutenant, who was ambushed by the barbarians and deserted by his soldiers.

On the other hand, I'd never really thought about how many pets the average human gets through in a life until I read "Animals," in which George, an unemployed father, catalogs the various pets he's bid farewell to over the years: Pete the finch; Breezy the rabbit; Goofy the dog, whose successor, Simba, met with a bad end as George reversed out of the drive one morning.

Meanwhile, Guardian readers were met with a piece by Polly Toynbee proclaiming that "British women's freedoms have gone into reverse".

– was met with a swift "no".

They met with a young British officer.

There I met with a sickening surprise.

Our protest was met with a shrug.

The decision met with a mixed reception.

The book met with a mixed reception.

Such talk, though, has been met by a reverse form of the anger that Ms. Duarte encountered in Cuba, with callers to the radio station accusing her of being an agent of Fidel Castro's government, or worse.

The gold mines have been shut for years because of the violence but could easily reopen after the fighting stops and soon thereafter begin filling the coffers of the E.L.N., which has met with military reverses in recent months.