world beat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of world beat
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sevastova, ranked 48 in the world, beat French Open champion Garbine Muguruza in the second round before overcoming Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4 6-1 in the third.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2016
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
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
Cornet, ranked 26th in the world, beat No. 1 Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4 in a semifinal match.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2014
Keep them apart from Him, and they will be small, though all the drums of the world beat in celebration, and all the vulgar people on the earth extol their magnitude.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts by Maclaren, Alexander
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
