Sentence examples for worthy victory from inspiring English sources

Manager Jerry Manuel found it hard, even after another worthy victory and a second consecutive series victory, to lavish praise on himself or his team for attaining a plateau of mere evenness.

It was the American's first major championship and it was by any measure a very worthy victory, even if it is unlikely to be embraced by the wider sporting public.

Whether it was his 33-point performance in a victory over Connecticut or his game-winning layup against Pittsburgh, Hardy has provided many of the clips in a St . Johns season full of highlight-worthy victories.

The French showed themselves to be worthy of victory, but the Russians showed themselves worthy of being invincible".

The question is whether the party will be worthy of victory, whether it learned from its losses in 2006 and '08, whether it deserves leadership.

That is a remarkable achievement – arguably the worthiest title victory since Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest did it at the first attempt in 1977-78 – and entirely inconceivable in the current climate.

Finally the boy who would be king has a victory worthy of his limitless promise.

Canelo Alvarez, long put forth as boxing's next big thing, finally has a victory worthy of his reputation.

McGinley wanted absolute mastery, a victory worthy of a group led by a talent as great as McIlroy's – the best player in the world – and supported by fellow top-fivers Garcia and Henrik Stenson, not to mention Justin Rose and Martin Kaymer.

And yet, the Giants return to where they were on the eve of their last playoff game, Dec. 27, 1997, trying to provide the 76-year-old franchise with a playoff victory worthy of its longstanding tradition of postseason successes.

In another overwhelming performance, Lance Armstrong won his fourth stage in the 88th Tour de France today and fulfilled his desire to show that he is worthy of overall victory when the three-week race ends Sunday in Paris.