"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The sage took his defeat like a good sport.
- Matthew appeared to take his friend's defeat even harder than William himself.
- He wanted Nevers alive to take his defeat, at least to see the end.
- However, the marigold people are not taking their defeat lying down.
- I will take my defeat like a man, but Wales deserved a draw at the very least, possibly a win.
- But for now, they took their defeat with grace and regret.
- I'm not laughing about it, but you have to be a sport and take your defeat.
- "On that basis, therefore, we shall take our defeat with a smile."
- But the powerful men who run the Church aren't going to take their defeat lying down.
- For that reason, they determined to take the Despiser's defeat into their own hands.
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