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The offense has scored about 28 points per game in defeat.
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Austin Mock, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Wu would like nothing better than to see her nemesis go down in defeat this November.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
White Bear Lake faced a similar approach last week against Farmington and held up reasonably well up front, even in defeat.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Of the dozens of players who enter a tournament, all but two of them end it in defeat; the odds for freelancers are even more grim.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Austin Mock, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Wu would like nothing better than to see her nemesis go down in defeat this November.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
White Bear Lake faced a similar approach last week against Farmington and held up reasonably well up front, even in defeat.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Of the dozens of players who enter a tournament, all but two of them end it in defeat; the odds for freelancers are even more grim.
—Thomas Swick
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in defeat
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“In defeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20defeat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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