Even a master of the discipline, a sensei such as myself, may know defeat.

For twenty-six hundred years since it was founded, our empire has never known defeat.

Not having known defeat for many years, he had become overconfident.

And he'd thought everything was settled then, with the easy confidence of one who had never known defeat.

Your own father marched with Lysander and never knew defeat.

Karz is a military leader who has never known defeat.

She had brought him here for her small victory, and he knew defeat.

Then the worm of envy finally knew defeat, as the waitress brought their meal.

He spoke with the conviction of one who has not yet known defeat, nor even considered it possible.

His mouth was set in the manner of a captain who has known defeat.