What is "defeats"

Usage examples of "defeats".

Through all the defeats, the beatings, the murders, however, it was the beginning of textile mill unionism in the South.

Throughout their history, the Samnites were implacable enemies of Rome, and several times during the early and middle Republic inflicted crushing defeats upon Roman armies.

The Communists wanted to go on and on, suffering a comfortable martyrdom, meeting with endless defeats and afterwards putting the blame on other people.

The chief events since I wrote on 15 April have been the British defeats in Libya and Greece, and the general worsening of the situation in the Middle East, with Iraq in revolt, Stalin evidently preparing to go into closer partnership with Hitler, and Darlan getting ready to let German troops into Syria.

The defeats in the Far East have gone a long way towards killing the old conception of imperialism.

Nourished for hundreds of years on a literature in which Right invariably triumphs in the last chapter, we believe half-instinctively that evil always defeats itself in the long run.

Until Arausio, the worst defeats sustained by Rome all involved the Samnites.

Cassius heard about the defeats of the Bithynians and Aquillius before Mithridates reached him.

Throughout their history the Samnites were implacable enemies of Rome, and several times during the early and middle Republic inflicted crushing defeats on Rome.

Then came Delaware, just as bad in a smaller way, following in the pattern dismayingly set by our defeats in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.

This is what we should remember: Whenever Democrats dabble in military affairs, America suffers relentless defeats, entire continents fall to Communism, America loses wars, invasions fail, Americans are taken hostage, American soldiers are dragged through the streets, and the nation is demoralized and humiliated.