lose a battle

Tonight we lost a battle but the war goes on.

He had lost an important battle, but not the war.

The only time in his career he lost a battle.

Even so, the President in one important sense has lost the battle.

But many people in the industry believe the battle has already been lost.

In many ways, they are where the battle will be won or lost.

He also had the sense to know when the battle was lost.

And there isn't a general in history who hasn't lost a battle or two because of them.

She lost her battle with cancer in 2010, at the age of 61.

He had lost his battle with cancer only weeks before.