world beat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of world beat
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Olympic champions Canada, ranked sixth in the world, beat England 2-0 when the teams last met in April, before current boss Sarina Wiegman took over in September.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2022
Brazil's Guilherme Toldo, ranked just 66th in the world, beat No. 2 Yoki Ota of Japan 15-13 to advance to the round of 16.
From US News • Aug. 7, 2016
Malloy, ranked fourth in the world, beat Canada’s Catherine Beauchemin Pinard in the finals.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2016
His most surprising victory over Federer was his first, coming in the 2004 Olympics when the then unseeded 18-year-old Berdych, ranked 74th in the world, beat the World No1 Swiss in the second round.
From The Guardian • Nov. 15, 2015
I've seen better dog punchers than Elliot, but he's got the world beat at routin' old-timers out of bed and persuadin' them to kick in with him and buck a blizzard.
From The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North by Wolfe, George Ellis
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