Sentence examples for routed in the first from inspiring English sources

Already France's least-loved president, Hollande would be routed in the first round of voting, the survey for newspaper Le Figaro and TV news channel LCI said.

After being routed in the first set, Kournikova rallied to easily win the second and kept the momentum going in the third.

Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog was routed in the first round of the Labor Party leadership election Tuesday, as the political movement that led the country for years continues its struggle to regain relevance.

She hung tough despite being routed in the second set, and she played long rallies to frustrate Rezaï in the third.

After Egypt was routed, 6-1, in the first leg in Ghana, it was not clear if Bradley would get that chance.

That May, Bobby Riggs routed Margaret Court in the first Battle of the Sexes, which many viewed as a setback for the women's movement and women's tennis.

Tim Couch opened his Heisman Trophy campaign with 498 passing yards and 7 touchdowns as Kentucky routed Louisville in the first game in the $63 million Cardinal Stadium.

MIDEAST Tennessee Triumphs Ashley Robinson scored 17 points as top-seeded Tennessee routed Austin Peay in the first round, 80-38, for its 37th consecutive tournament victory on its own court in Knoxville.

MARQUETTE 105, GRAMBLING ST. 74: Marquette, ranked 13th, routed Grambling State in the first game between the teams behind a season-high 26 points from Robert Jackson, 23 from Dwyane Wade and a career-best 16 from Todd Townsend.

By Friday he was comparing the vendors to the squeegee men he routed in his first term.

Cone was routed in his first outing last week, but his radar gun readings indicate that he is physically sound.