was defeating
- past progressive of defeat.
Example Sentences
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The summit, he believes, was defeating Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera in March 2003 in the first of their three fights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
The Reign’s first match at Lumen was defeating Portland 2-1 last summer as part of a doubleheader with the Sounders.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
Janes said the paperwork required was defeating; a missing ID number or lost document meant no benefit.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021
The first was defeating a November statewide referendum on whether to hold a constitutional convention, which he said could threaten key labor gains on issues like pensions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
At last—he was defeating this woman who had once defeated him; he was denying and scorning her, as she had once denied and scorned him.
From The Mating of Lydia by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
