"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He came in seventh place at the 2008 Summer Olympics following a controversial defeat in the quarterfinals.
- Boxer "desperate" to face Lamont Peterson again as he seeks answers to mystery man "interfering" with official during controversial defeat.
- Their unbeaten run was ended by Limerick 37 in a controversial 2-1 defeat.
- Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian throws down bronze medal in disgust during ceremony after controversial defeat.
- Williams became British cruiserweight champion following his controversial defeat of Robert Norton on 21 October 2011.
- Spain continued through the second round with a 3-0 victory over Switzerland, but their tournament ended with a controversial 2-1 defeat to Italy in the quarter-finals.
- He won a Munster medal in this grade in 2008 following a controversial one-point defeat of Clare.
- But Keegan warned his players not to let standards slip following the controversial 4-2 defeat at Oxford on Monday.
- He returned for the critical and controversial 2-0 defeat against the Dutch in Rotterdam.
- Turkey opened their Euro 2000 campaign with a controversial 2-1 defeat to Italy.
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