Sentence examples for won brilliant from inspiring English sources

At the 60-seat Corton, for example, "We are as busy as we want to be," said Drew Nieporent, who opened the high-end restaurant, at 239 West Broadway, in October while the economy was imploding, and won brilliant reviews.

If you win, brilliant.

On August 19 , 1812 commanded by Captain Isaac Hull, it won a brilliant victory over the British frigate Guerrière.

Hopton won a brilliant victory at Stratton, Cornwall, in May 1643, and in June he overran the neighbouring county of Devon.

The following February, however, Taylor disobeyed these orders and with his diminished force marched south and, in the Battle of Buena Vista, won a brilliant victory over a Mexican army that outnumbered his troops by about four to one.

Aiming at slowing Lord Cornwallis's advance in the South, Morgan gradually retired northward and then turned suddenly to confront the British troops at Cowpens, where he won a brilliant and unexpected victory over a larger force under Colonel Banastre Tarleton.

Samantha Murray won a brilliant silver medal to maintain Great Britain's record of having picked up a modern pentathlon medal at every Olympics since the women's event was introduced to the programme in Sydney in 2000.

Britain's Alistair Brownlee won a brilliant Olympic triathlon gold as younger brother Jonny took bronze.

Britain's Alistair Brownlee won a brilliant Olympic triathlon gold with his younger brother Jonny in bronze as Spain's Javier Gomez took silver.

Nelson had earlier won a brilliant 100m bronze behind Dafne Schippers and Myriam Soumare to secure a first medal for a British woman in the event in 40 years.

After winning a brilliant victory at Las Piedras, he besieged Spanish-held Montevideo for a time.