Bravely though they fought, they were defeated.

He will on no account accept defeat.

He threw in the towel in defeat when his favorite chorus girl married another man.

Defeat and failure make people too humble.

The defeated army retreated from the country.

The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.

It is important for us to learn to handle defeats as well as triumphs properly.

Actually, we had prepared ourselves for defeat.

It's hard to admit to yourself that you are a failure.

The manager threw in the towel in defeat and planned how to win the next game.

The French were defeated at Waterloo.

The boxing match was completely one-sided, one pug was so badly mauled that his manager had to throw in the sponge.

The conquered are always wrong. History considers nothing but their defeat.

He doesn't admit his defeat.