As if he'd achieved a profound victory - or accepted a complete defeat.

It was not, however, a complete defeat for bulk-buying sites.

The war ended with the complete defeat of Athens in 404.

And, on its outlines, they viewed last night's resolution as a complete defeat.

In practical terms it rarely ends with a complete defeat.

He wondered briefly which would come first: his death or the drugs' total and complete defeat at the hands of the enemy.

The case ended after three weeks of trial in a complete defeat for the prosecution.

Thus the complete defeat of the enemy may not be necessary, desirable, or even possible.

It was not a complete defeat for the strikers, however.

By the time it was all over, the Council had suffered complete defeat.