"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Later, a third serious defeat was suffered at Agincourt (1415).
- The election representing a serious defeat for the other three parties defending seats.
- First, it was the first serious defeat of the Spanish army in the field against rebel troops.
- They won't risk a step that might cause serious defeat.
- This was the first time that the Congress had faced a serious defeat.
- The way it's being handled suggests there's been a serious defeat somewhere, though.
- Religious grumbles continued, but the Government's only serious defeat was over equal pay for women teachers.
- It always has won these last twenty years or so; nor is there any record of serious naval defeat since the Dutch wars.
- But consumer advocates said the decision was a serious defeat for customers.
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