Sentence examples for severe defeated from inspiring English sources

He carefully documented the reactions, which ranged from the expected ("frightened, dependent") to severe ("defeated, hopeless").

Overwhelmed by Isis's lightening strikes on several fronts, and having suffered a severe defeat in the Sinjar area in western Nineveh, the peshmerga commanders claimed that the latest retreats were a tactical move to regroup and re-establish themselves in defensible positions mostly on the tops of mountains and hills.

"This is a severe defeat".

"In the diplomatic realm, Israel has suffered severe defeats".

The score he said was a severe defeat for the right and the centre.

It was, of course, the most severe defeat of Arsène Wenger's 15 years with the club.

It is the summer of 2011 and his Arsenal side has just suffered one of the most severe defeats in its history.

The support of Castile and of France (until 1711) enabled Philip V to survive severe defeats and two occupations of Madrid.

Svyatoslav III, cousin of Igor and prince of Kiev, inflicted a severe defeat upon them in 1183.

Saʿūd inflicted a severe defeat on the invaders, but reinforcements enabled Ṭūsūn to occupy Mecca and Medina in 1812.

Particularly in Iraq the United States suffered a severe defeat, abandoning its official war aims, and leaving the country under the influence of the sole victor, Iran.