vae victis
[ wahy-wik-tees; English vee-vik-tis ]
Latin.
woe to the vanquished.
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How to use vae victis in a sentence
It was indeed a case of vae victis,—woe to the conquered loyalists.
The Last Boer War | H. Rider HaggardSubsequently under the title “vae victis”: last published in 1870.
London Lyrics | Frederick LockerIn seven weeks the Paris Revolution was overthrown—and "vae victis!"
The life and teaching of Karl Marx | M. BeerBut France has found out the secret for this age, and—vae victis!
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