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Sentence examples for were defeated from inspiring English sources

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were defeated

verb

To overcome in battle or contest.

  • Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

synonyms

get the better of
vote down
shoot down
overcome
vote out

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The measures were defeated.

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The New York Times

Predictably, they were defeated.

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The Economist

Both were defeated.

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The New York Times - Arts

But they were defeated.

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The Economist

The miners were defeated.

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The Guardian - Books

All were defeated.

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The Guardian

All three were defeated.

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The New York Times

Both motions were defeated.

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The Guardian

The Christian Democrats were defeated.

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The New York Times

Every year, they were defeated.

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The New York Times

Williams and Rodgers were defeated.

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