worst
adjective
had worsted
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past perfectof worst.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Angers had defeated him, a priest had worsted him.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman
I had gone in, trusting to his friendship, the friendship that was a tradition in our families; he had worsted me by a trick.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
At their head ran the old leader that he had worsted.
From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various
George considered himself infinitely more mature than in the November of 1901 when the old man had worsted him.
From The Roll-Call by Arnold Bennett
Romance had accepted the challenge and had worsted him.
From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards
