"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He defeated the Democratic nominee, by nearly 100,000 votes.
- Hillman went on to defeat the Democratic nominee, Wayne Gifford, in the general election.
- Clancy defeated the Democratic nominee, real estate agent Jeannette Harrison.
- In the general election, Jones defeated the Republican nominee, Sarah Lovett, with 74% of the vote.
- He defeated the Democratic nominee, Abraham Ribicoff, and was elected to the Senate.
- In a racially charged election, Epton came within 40,000 votes (of 1.2 million cast) of defeating the Democratic nominee.
- Lance defeated the Democratic nominee, science teacher Ed Potosnak, in the November general election 59%-41%.
- He then went on to defeat the Republican nominee, City Councilman John Chase, in the general election.
- A young Democrat who allies with Runyon to defeat the nominee, putting him in conflict with Evans.
- As the campaign unfolded, the war hero's undoubted popularity with the public prompted newspapers to suggest that only he could defeat the Democratic nominee in the fall.
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