Example Sentences

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“By the end of the year we were beating MLS playoff teams and we beat the top teams in Mexico,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

But while they were dropping points, Ukraine were beating Azerbaijan 2-1 in the Polish city of Krakow -- Oleksiy Hutsuliak and Ruslan Malinovskiy scored for Ukraine either side of a Vitaliy Mykolenko own goal.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The Baltimore Ravens were beating the Buffalo Bills by a score of 20 to 13.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

"The best moment in my life about that song was when England were beating Germany 5-0 in Munich, and the German fans started to sing Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2025

The keeplock officers, always eager to avoid extra work for themselves, were beating a hasty retreat down the center stairs.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover