Sentence examples for unexpected defeat from inspiring English sources

The loss of America was a stunning and unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire.

The party suffered an unexpected defeat and has not controlled the central government since.

Now to the eponym part, introduced after Mayor Tom Bradley's unexpected defeat in 1982.

The defending champion, Steffi Graf, was stonily staring at a stunningly unexpected defeat.

It's not easy to watch the team take in the surprise and sadness of this unexpected defeat.

The fragmented left-wing vote was one of the factors behind Mr. Jospin's unexpected defeat in April.

Juan Antonio Pizzi says: "It was a tough game and we suffered a big and unexpected defeat.

After Hoy's unexpected defeat by English, however, there was no such consolation prize – just, as Hoy admitted, a lot of food for thought.

It wasn't so much the protest that could force a rethink but an unexpected defeat for Klopp, who had gone 31 games without defeat before.

By taking the blame so publicly, he tried to shield his men from the self-doubt that comes with an unexpected defeat.

He had wanted to expiate the ghost of past losses, in particular banishing the spectre of Neil Kinnock's unexpected defeat in 1992.