"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- "But instead of that being a triumph for me, it turned into a defeat."
- He had an uneasy feeling it would turn his victory into defeat.
- The third period turned the game into a defeat.
- "You sold us into defeat for your own miserable skin," he said.
- Unfortunately for the Sun, poor shooting in the second half turned a 1-point deficit into a 74-60 defeat.
- I looked straight into his eyes, all pupils, just a black void of fear and total defeat.
- But the play that turned their apparent victory into defeat was the one at the end involving Hill.
- His eyes, when he looked up at John, appeared withdrawn into hopeless defeat.
- Something that can turn victory into defeat, life into death.
- It is strange to read these words, as if through some rewriting of history victory had been turned into defeat.
Click on the heading to expand the collocation groups, collocations and sample sentences.