Sentence examples for were bested from inspiring English sources

This kind of scapegoating is such a Soviet move; why not simply acknowledge that Russian athletes were bested?

At a time when most people believed infectious diseases were bested, AIDS erupted, without a known cause, a clear pattern or even a name.

The Washington Nationals, this year's  cognoscenti pick for a World Series title, were bested 3-1 in four razor-close games by the San Francisco Giants.

They were bested by two goals from the substitute midfielder Giuseppe Rossi, who grew up in Clifton, N.J., but chose to play internationally for his parents' native country instead of the country of his birth.

Mr. Koch's literary career spanned more than 50 years and resulted in the publication of at least 30 volumes of poetry and plays whose linguistic exuberance and experimental zest were bested only by their omnivorous subject matter.

The next morning, the headlin over the account of the occasion in the "Times" maintained that the Columbia hecklers were "bested" by the Mayor, but, as we saw it from the wings, says the writer, if any "besting" was done, it was done by some thousand students whose disapproval - predominantly tacit disapproval - eventually subdued the noisy interruptions.

They were best friends.

What are best practices?

Normal mode is best.

Maybe that's best.

Straightforward simplicity was best.