lose a battle

Tonight we lost a battle but the war goes on.

The only time in his career he lost a battle.

He's lost a battle to something that's part of him.

They would seem to have lost a battle, but were still fighting.

For life, just like the sea, has never lost a battle yet.

Also a good way to lose a battle if you're up against the alternative.

I've never lost a battle and see no reason why I should begin now."

How much better to lose a battle by simply getting a little egg on your face.

But he lost a battle to impose a state income tax.

"I want them to know they've lost a battle," George said.

"Never lost a battle, though we came close once or twice when I was giving the orders."

But Glenn has showed he can lose a battle and win the war.

The game also ends if you lose a battle against one of the Silent.

Ender never lost a battle, did she think of that?

Some years ago, the chair lost a battle at its back, and a carved piece fell off.

The game is not only about winning or losing a battle between players and owners.

Enemy troops may also flee once they have lost a battle.

He has the virtue of never losing a battle (Section 2).

Immediately he felt as if he had lost a battle.

The Union officers often did not bother to file a report if they lost a battle.

I thought you were the ice-cold general, the fighting man who had never lost a battle.

And there isn't a general in history who hasn't lost a battle or two because of them.

She knew only that he who had never started or lost a battle against himself, now had no power to leave this room.

The ship lived, although some berths looked as if she'd lost a battle.