6442 examples of defeat in sentences

They set their cleverest detectives to work upon it, and it was not until more than a month had elapsed that the men engaged were compelled most reluctantly to admit their defeat.

After the defeat of the rebellion of 1715, it was quoted at prices varying from par to 106.

The abuse of these powers, his usurpation of imperial dignity, the wars into which he was drawn to maintain his ascendency, and his final defeat at Waterloo, constitute the most brilliant chapter in the history of modern times.

Then, reinforced by Russia, Austria met the invader at Austerlitz with equal forces; but only to suffer crushing defeat.

Yet he dared not give Metternich his passports, nor did he wish to quarrel with so powerful a man, who might defeat his schemes to marry the daughter of the Austrian emperor,the light-headed and frivolous Marie Louise.

It was Metternich's policy to avert actual hostilities until Austria could recover from the crushing defeat at Austerlitz, and until Napoleon should make some great mistake.

After his defeat at Waterloo the allies occupied Paris, and this time exacted a large war indemnity of £40,000,000, and left an army of occupation of one hundred and fifty thousand men in France until the money should be paid.

The successful general returned to France with great éclat, while the government was pushed every day by the triumphant Royalists into increased severity,into measures which logically led, under Charles X., to his expulsion from the throne, and the final defeat of the principle of legitimacy itself,another great step toward republican institutions, which were finally destined to triumph.

Now, the Marquise has a strong reason the more for contributing to the defeat of her friend; she has become positively ugly, and consequently obliged to be more complaisant in retaining a lover.

How blind you are, not to know that when you are sure of a woman's heart, it is in your interests to enjoy her defeat a long time before it becomes entire.

I confess, however, that hymen, or what you call your "defeat," is, in an ordinary woman, the grave of love.

Society puts all women on the same level; the handsome and the ugly, after their defeat, are indistinguishable except from their art to maintain their authority; but what commonly happens?

It is not our defeat alone which should render us despicable in your eyes.

I confess, however, that hymen, or what you call your "defeat," is, in an ordinary woman, the grave of love.

Society puts all women on the same level; the handsome and the ugly, after their defeat are indistinguishable except from their art to maintain their authority; but what commonly happens?

I have closed the door on the infinite and inexplicable and have come into a kingdom where justice reigns, where cause and effect follow "as the night the day," and where, come victory or come defeat, the sky is always clear and the joy unsullied.

On the other hand, the great lady who employs the most scientific face-makers in order to defeat the encroachments of Time does very nearly succeed.

And as the chief ends of conversation are to inform or to be informed, to please or to persuade, I wish well-meaning and sensible men would not lessen their power of doing good by a positive assuming manner, that seldom fails to disgust, tends to create opposition and to defeat most of those purposes for which speech was given us.

[cause to be disappointed] disappoint; frustrate, discomfit, crush, defeat (failure) 732; crush one's hope, dash one's hope, balk one's hope, disappoint one's hope, blight one's hope, falsify one's hope, defeat one's hope, discourage; balk, jilt, bilk; play one false, play a trick; dash the cup from the lips, tantalize; dumfound, dumbfound, dumbfounder, dumfounder (astonish) 870.

[cause to be disappointed] disappoint; frustrate, discomfit, crush, defeat (failure) 732; crush one's hope, dash one's hope, balk one's hope, disappoint one's hope, blight one's hope, falsify one's hope, defeat one's hope, discourage; balk, jilt, bilk; play one false, play a trick; dash the cup from the lips, tantalize; dumfound, dumbfound, dumbfounder, dumfounder (astonish) 870.

But consider the consequences of our defeat.

The truth is that it was not the absence of organisation or training on one side which enabled it to defeat the other.

But the defeat of Heep and Micawber's departure belong to the days of my manhood.

'It will be sure and certain defeat.'

Overtaken on the road, however, they suffered defeat and then drew him on into their own country.

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