How to Use in defeat in a Sentence

in defeat

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  • But, lovers of the outdoors and long days don’t have to throw up their arms in defeat.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Analeese Moore scored three runs and stole three bases for the Lions in defeat.
    — al, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The effort was a success and the increase went down in defeat.
    — Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Gulls snapped a three-game losing streak and beat a team their fans love to see drive north from San Diego in defeat.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Some put their heads down, as if in defeat, when someone else won.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
  • But Jackson walked over, put his arm around his younger brother and walked him to the dugout. Grace in defeat.
    — Jacob Unruh, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022
  • Senior guard Atreya Vaidya had three 3-pointers and 11 points to lead Plano in defeat.
    — Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • What else is a coach supposed to say in defeat, after a string of defeats?
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • These were like the good old days again, a Herculean effort by Ohtani wasted in defeat.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
  • And so, too, will the fact that even in defeat, most of those teams making their debuts on this stage have emerged with credit.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Winston finally calls the time of death, and the entire team crumbles in defeat.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Levi Birkholz finishes with 18 points, 12 boards, six steals and four assists for Lakeside, a whale of a game in defeat.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Colony’s Malachi Mukaabya was solid in defeat, making 36 saves.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The 49ers rushed the field and some players made snow angels while a stunned Packers squad slowly exchanged pleasantries and trudged off the field in defeat.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2022
  • While thousands of Bears fans (this one included) hung their heads in defeat, a tiny seed of hope had been planted among the Berkeley 10.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Even in defeat, there were a whole lot of believers after that weekend.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Bears quarterback Justin Fields dazzled on the ground with 132 rushing yards in defeat.
    — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Your testosterone can rise in victory or fall in defeat.
    — The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Without a last-minute pick-6 by Clark Phillips, the deficit in defeat would have been considerably larger.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Sensing that the group of spectators wasn’t going anywhere, the officer gave up and walked back to his squad car in defeat.
    — New York Times, 2 May 2022
  • And while that narrative probably won’t change in a lot of people’s eyes due to the loss, Purdy proved one major thing in defeat.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Yet even in defeat, Truman’s boldest moves resonated for years to come.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Although the platform has varied, the message has been largely the same: The U.S. ran away from Afghanistan in defeat, leaving its partners behind.
    — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2021
  • France coach Herve Renard struck an optimistic tone in defeat.
    — John Pye, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Thibodeau flailed his arms in defeat with 1:33 left in the fourth quarter, when Bulls center Nikola Vucevic was left uncontested at the top of the key to put the Knicks down eight.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Barty leads their head-to-head series, 3-1, but Collins won their most recent match in straight sets in Adelaide, Australia, last year, and has twice pushed her to three sets in defeat.
    — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Even in defeat Monday — in what might have been Berhalter’s final game — the players continued to speak highly of him.
    — Steven Goff, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • Ngannou was gracious in defeat when talking of the decisive blow and made comparisons to Fury post-fight.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Conversely, Kang the Conqueror ended this movie in defeat.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Now the Royals are one win away from reaching the state finals for the first time since that 2005 season, which ended in defeat to Warren Central in the state championship.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2022

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