Sentence examples for sort of defeated from inspiring English sources

They say the "high on life" part in the sort of defeated voice you might use to call work from a stationary commuter train after damp twigs left you stranded four miles outside Tring.

As Henry, Earl of Richmond (Nathan Darrow) — who will become Henry VII and the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth — proclaims, "Now civil wounds are stopped, peace lives again," the rightful reign of the Tudors is pronounced, and Richard, the last Plantagenet king, sways upside down over the proceedings, like a sort of defeated flag of flesh.

In the past users wishing to include video in their presentations have been forced to include links to separate video files, which sort of defeated the point of having a dead-simple way to share PowerPoint presentations.

But if finding a voucher becomes second nature to smartphone (or any phone -touting phone -toutinghow long before discounts become a ubiquitous commodity, therefore sort-of defeating the puntersr athenast any competitive advantage.

So Snapguide founder Daniel Raffel, who compared the delivery times of Postmates and Magic, is sort of defeating the purpose.

One thing they need to fix, however, is that the title — or headline — of each link is truncated, sort of defeating the point of a service that's supposed to provide a quick overview.

Bloomberg points out that a high-priced mini-tablet sort of defeats its supposed raison d'etre -- to compete directly with the Kindle and Nook.

But that sort of defeats the purpose of having the system search automatically for you.

"That sort of defeat will be in your mind for a long time.

I still seek assistance pretty much every time, which sort of defeats the object.

(It instead sends a signal to the device to display the message there, which sort of defeats the purpose).