Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.
If we can defeat the Chicago Cubs, we'll be in the playoffs.
I still remember when Marcelo became [number] 1 in 1998 after he defeated Andre Agassi in the final of the "fifth Grand Slam". (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
The proposal to change the rules was narrowly defeated by 201 votes to 196.
I'm afraid anything that involves language learning has always defeated me.
But it was useless, Tina's friends had defeated their plan, and her. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
After their defeat in battle, the soldiers surrendered.
Lat night the Yankees suffered their worst defeat ever.
The whole team will face serious problems, which may lead to big defeats. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)
The party suffered a stinging defeat in the last election.
The company was not ready to admit defeat.
After long negotiations with the police, Linda admitted defeat and gave up. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
