They in turn have by defeat lost their rule which has come into the hands of the British.

He was prevented from doing so by his subsequent defeat in that year's general election.

His tenure there was cut short by Labour's defeat in the 1951 general election.

But this was by far their most disappointing defeat during that skid.

I was neither disappointed nor cast down by my defeat.

The cause of death was suicide, most likely prompted by Germany's impending defeat in the war.

It had to be unconscious, something automatic ignited by defeat.

Undaunted by defeat, he is planning to file an appeal.

Hungry, exhausted, and shocked by their defeat, many French troops found it difficult to credit what had happened.

He hated to do that, and felt bitterly betrayed by Germany's defeat.