It will be a challenge for the Astros to recover from such a demoralizing defeat.

Some Armenians and their sympathizers say that to back down now, in the first real test of popular power, would be a demoralizing defeat for democratization.

But something happened on the way to what looked to be another demoralizing defeat.

Another demoralizing defeat left the Yankees with 19 losses in their last 25 games.

For the second consecutive week, a quarterback named Manning experienced a demoralizing defeat in Tennessee.

Reflecting on last season's demoralizing defeat to the Giants, Lucas said, "It was 17-0 before I knew what was going on."

Chris Evert - the other half of the game's most enduring rivalry - is contemplating retirement once more, however, after another demoralizing defeat.

Capturing her would be a huge coup for us and a demoralizing defeat for Starfleet.

The demoralizing defeat stung Montreal, and they were swept without resisting in a 3-1 Game 4 loss.

Throughout the year, Fever's form was either feast or famine: every game was either a one-sided blowout victory, or a demoralizing heavy defeat.