Example Sentences

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They had vanquished the hated Dallas Cowboys, 26-3, just a few blocks away at RFK Stadium in the NFC Championship Game, sending the Redskins to their first Super Bowl.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2022

The Mariners shut down Yordan Alvarez, who had vanquished them in Houston, especially in a demoralizing Game 1 loss, and dampened the other big bats in the Astros’ lineup.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022

Matthiasson, the Icelandic hospital chief executive, said he had not expected this latest upswing in cases, especially when it seemed the country had vanquished the virus.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2021

By May Trump had vanquished his primary opponents and was on his way to the nomination, Manafort was promoted to campaign chairman and charged with wrangling delegates at the Republican National Convention.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2019

Where his Victoryes atchieued ouer the Galles and Britons, and afterwardes ouer Rome it selfe, when he had vanquished Pompee?

From The Palace of Pleasure Volume 3 by Painter, William