DEFEAT in a Sentence
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206 example sentences for DEFEAT, such as:
1. They finally had to admit defeat.
2. The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.
3. She was a woman who hated to admit defeat.
4. In victory or defeat, they were their boys.
5. Strong woman is will cry,but never admit defeat.
2. The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.
3. She was a woman who hated to admit defeat.
4. In victory or defeat, they were their boys.
5. Strong woman is will cry,but never admit defeat.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of DEFEAT
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defeat
v. thwart the passage of
v. win a victory over
Classic Sentence: (113 in 8 pages)
1 That he would propose some day she had never doubted, for she was too young and too spoiled ever to have known defeat.
2 Stonewall Jackson's triumphs in the Valley and the defeat of the Yankees in the Seven Days' Battle around Richmond showed that clearly.
3 But you have asked me what was in my heart, and the fear of defeat is there.
4 Besides, the tone of the letter vaguely depressed her with its foolish talk of defeat.
5 Their capture would paralyze the North and more than cancel off the defeat on the Mississippi.
6 She raised frightened eyes to his, but her fear did not spring from Lee's defeat.
7 The army, driven back into Virginia, went into winter quarters on the Rapidan--a tired, depleted army since the defeat at Gettysburg-- and as the Christmas season approached, Ashley came home on furlough.
8 They just didn't have enough men to hold their entrenchments and defeat Sherman's flanking movements, too.
9 In victory or defeat, they were their boys.
10 She sat down and tried to talk of inconsequential things, but the thoughts of Tara and a possible defeat by the Yankees prodded cruelly.
11 She saw in them defeat of her wild dream, her mad desires.
12 But, for four years, he had seen others who had refused to recognize defeat, men who rode gaily into sure disaster because they were gallant.
13 Her mind was leaden with defeat and all she wanted was to lie back in this warm blanket and say to herself: "I won't think of Tara now."
14 They were a soft-spoken, fierce, tired people who were defeated and would not know defeat, broken yet standing determinedly erect.
15 She had gone back to Tara once in fear and defeat and she had emerged from its sheltering walls strong and armed for victory.
Example Sentence: (93 in 7 pages)
1 Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat.
2 I can accept defeat but could not accept to give up.
3 The possibility of defeat finally galvanized us into action.
4 Strong woman is will cry,but never admit defeat.
5 She was a woman who hated to admit defeat.
6 A strong woman will cry, but will not admit defeat.
7 I was floored by his argument and had to admit defeat.
8 They finally had to admit defeat.
9 The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to.
10 After a year without defeat, the team now reigns supreme as the finest in the country.
11 After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.
12 It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
13 Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
14 We just need to avoid defeat in our last two matches.
15 The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.