"defeat" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- He was unexpectedly defeated in 1980, losing to a 73-year old.
- Moore unexpectedly defeated both without a runoff despite being heavily outspent.
- She closed her eyes, suddenly subdued, suddenly, unexpectedly defeated.
- He held the seat at the 1955 election, but was unexpectedly defeated by his Conservative opponent at the 1959 general election.
- The party was unexpectedly defeated in 1939, but went on to dominate Quebec politics from 1944 until Duplessis died in 1959.
- Ventura's campaign was successful, with him narrowly and unexpectedly defeating both the Democratic and Republican candidates.
- The Liberals were unexpectedly defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election.
- Canada's constitutional convention dealing with minority governments was altered in 1968 when Pearson's government was unexpectedly defeated on a matter of confidence.
- Scarsdale had unexpectedly defeated Dobbs Ferry in the midschool tournament.
- He was unexpectedly defeated by a relatively unknown Labor candidate, Bartholomew Stubbs, at the 1911 election.
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