Sentence examples for were defeats from inspiring English sources
verb
To overcome in battle or contest.
- Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
There were defeats along the way.
There were defeats for the Arab world, but no surrender.
The next eight games were defeats before finally breaking the duck against Enfield Town in the Supporters' Direct Cup.
Until Saturday, Santana had pitched three consecutive complete games, although two were defeats because his teammates tend to score few runs for him.
The American victory in the 1991 Gulf war and Britain's win in the Falklands were defeats for Iraq and Argentina, both of which were trying to bolster their regional power through aggression.
There were defeats too for the women shooters and India's two table tennis hopefuls, who went out with a whimper, but better news in the boxing ring, where Vijender Singh, who managed a bronze in Beijing, won his first round match.
The measures were defeated.
Predictably, they were defeated.
A record 58 percent were defeated.
