Examples of 'got the better of him' in a sentence

Meaning of "got the better of him"

got the better of him - Refers to a situation where someone was defeated, overwhelmed, or outsmarted by someone or something

How to use "got the better of him" in a sentence

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got the better of him
His zeal got the better of him.
Maybe he was afraid or maybe his conscience got the better of him.
His doubts got the better of him.
But there were those moments when his temper just got the better of him.
His emotions got the better of him.
His daily sandwiches were amazing and the days no longer got the better of him.
Asriel clearly got the better of him.
I got the better of him.
His indignation got the better of him.
We got the better of him.
Maybe his nerves got the better of him.
Alcohol got the better of him more times than he would have liked.
Then his nerves got the better of him.
Now, my grandfather thought about ringing the bell, but curiosity got the better of him.
That a lass got the better of him.

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I doubt he will be in a rush to bruit That a lass got the better of him.
His anxiety got the better of him.
But Cole was caught after his own self confidence got the better of him.
Guilt had got the better of him.
Anyway he tried to do Andy over but Andy got the better of him.
You got the better of him.
That anything has got the better of him.
That special relationship only changed when Saddam 's anti-Americanism got the better of him.
Curiosity got the better of him.
But if i know jonny, his enthusiasm got the better of him.
George got the better of him last night.
He said his conscience got the better of him.
Fauna got the better of him.
The torpor of his life got the better of him.
His ego has got the better of him and he has abused his position.
Seems the runt here got the better of him.
Cain 's anger got the better of him and he killed his innocent brother Abel.
I guess his conscience finally got the better of him.
However, something got the better of him to cloud his judgment.
Heracles went to a gathering of heroes, where his passion got the better of him.
I see you finally got the better of him on something.
Instead of returning the books, his curiosity got the better of him.
However curiosity got the better of him and he opened.
A casual user at first, this habit soon got the better of him.
I still think she got the better of him in this bargain.
Rama accepted Parasurama 's challenge and got the better of him.
But when his anger got the better of him he ended up behind bars.
In the peace negotiations, Bismarck got the better of him.
Even Foxy got the better of him.
Unfortunately for Galván, external factors got the better of him.
Only Delgado got the better of him.
I begged Godfrid to sever all ties with you, but greed got the better of him.
I see you finally got the better of him on something . Her.
Pogba tries to take on Dier, he may have got the better of him.
One day, it got the better of him.

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Examples of using Better
We would have been better off staying where we were
Better to appreciate the scent of the paintings
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