Sentence examples for were bested by from inspiring English sources

In 1987 Libyan forces were bested by Chad's more mobile troops, and diplomatic ties with that country were restored late the following year.

The mind-bending speed, ego-driven temperament, and wildness that have become Gamboa's signatures were bested by the precision and power of Crawford.

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.

And they started brilliantly in 1997-98 only to fall away, likewise Arsenal in 2002-03 - butheyey were bested by sides far better than than those seeking to outstrip City.

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.

In 2006, its tenants bid $4.5 billion to buy the complex but were bested by Tishman Speyer's offer of $5.4 billion, which became the biggest real estate deal of its kind in United States history and now counts among its biggest busts.

Had the OED been bested by several centuries?

Now sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back is bested by Trolls.

I'd been bested by a guy from the Daily News.

I've been bested by that transport policy titan, Christopher Biggins.

But it was not that Shaw was bested by an Internet competitor.