How to Use concede defeat in a Sentence

concede defeat

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• After all his work, Ferchichi does not want to concede defeat.
  — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022
• Trump’s refusal to concede defeat has put Biden nearly a month behind.
  — Gregory Korte, Bloomberg.com, 30 Nov. 2020
• This was battlefield in the days after the war was lost, even if Strickland was not yet ready to concede defeat.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2022
• One thing that’s certain, though, is that Alphabet won’t simply roll over and concede defeat.
  — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
• Brazil’s Bolsonaro declined to concede defeat in his first address since the election.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• Refusing to concede defeat, Lake instead lashed out at the woman who had just vanquished her.
  — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2022
• Candidates could declare victory or concede defeat on polling day.
  — Winda Charmila, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
• However, these lawmakers did not plot to overthrow the election and Gore did concede defeat.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2023
• Mourinho had seen enough and marched over to Parkinson on the touchline, holding out his hand in a gesture intended to concede defeat.
  — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
• The emptiness implies that his days have been filled with brooding, TV, and golfing, all while refusing to concede defeat.
  — Fortune, 24 Nov. 2020
• His refusal to concede defeat now will foment a grassroots outrage that could strangle Biden's presidency.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 Nov. 2020
• With only one seat separating the two blocs, Andersson was not ready to concede defeat late on Sunday.
  — Niclas Rolander, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022
• No presidential candidate has ever refused to concede defeat once all the votes were counted and legal challenges resolved.
  — Amy McKeever, National Geographic, 8 Nov. 2020
• Bolsonaro didn’t directly concede defeat in the election Sunday or direct his supporters to stop blockading highways across the country.
  — Anthony Faiola, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2022
• Trump's refusal to concede defeat in the election also has reinforced doubts about America's political health.
  — NBC News, 15 Nov. 2020
• Trump’s lack of character is continually displayed by his inability to ever concede defeat, let alone express remorse.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
• But the question really is, what if Putin does not negotiate, does not escalate, remains in power, but just continue fighting and does not concede defeat?
  — Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2023
• Trump has refused to concede defeat and made unproven allegations of voter fraud, even though state election officials from both parties have rejected the allegations.
  — NBC News, 11 Nov. 2020
• That's probably the last time a Republican will ever concede defeat in a presidential race — and the fate of the our democracy may depend on proving my expectation false.
  — Ryan Cooper, The Week, 3 Nov. 2021
• Despite such a narrow margin, Cuellar declared victory Tuesday night — though Cisneros declined to concede defeat.
  — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 25 May 2022
• Ouattara came to power following a political crisis in 2010 and 2011 after Laurent Gbagbo refused to concede defeat.
  — Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025