Examples of defeating

• The French were defeated at Waterloo in 1815.

• The team were overwhelmingly defeated in yesterday's game.

• The North defeated the South in the American Civil War.

• The bill was defeated in the Commons by 249 votes to 131.

• The four-times champion was unexpectedly defeated in the second round of the competition.

• Revelations and confessions produce resolution and stability by defeating ignorance and equalising the knowledge of the audience and the characters.

• Candidates running against the establishment were defeating candidates who had until recently appeared unbeatable.

• The availability of credit from friendly central banks is of the first importance in defeating speculators.