Examples of 'major defeat' in a sentence

Meaning of "major defeat"

major defeat: Describes a significant loss or failure in a competition, battle, or situation. It signifies a notable setback or reversal of fortune

How to use "major defeat" in a sentence

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It was the first major defeat after a long time.
The strike was clearly a major defeat.
It was a major defeat for the AmericanArmy.
The international working class had suffered a major defeat.
This will be a major defeat for him which will leave him looking weak.
The Imperial army suffered a major defeat.
Novgorod suffered a major defeat and ended with the de facto unconditional surrender of the city.
Fine Gael have suffered a major defeat.
The battle was a major defeat of the Bulgarian army.
Churchill has handed Hitler his first major defeat.
This represented a major defeat for Pakistan.
There was no doubt that the Japanese had suffered a major defeat.
The Axis suffer a major defeat but return.
A major defeat for the English.
The war resulted in a major defeat for France.

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Immigrant-rights activists called the vote a major defeat.
That was a major defeat for Trump.
The early Song army suffered its first major defeat in battle.
It was the primary major defeat of the battle for Hitler.
The loss of its last territories was a major defeat for Isis.
It was the first major defeat of the war for Hitler.
Handed Japan their first major defeat.
This battle is a major defeat for the Continental army.
The United States has dealt Japan its first major defeat in the war.
He inflicted a major defeat upon Assyria and plundered them extensively.
And in the administration. was a major defeat for this agency.
It was the first major defeat the Arabs had suffered since the rise of Islam.
The results were a victory for the pro-Western parties and a major defeat for the pro-Russian camp.
This was the first major defeat of Japanese land forces in the region.
This victory was Hitler 's first major defeat.
The founding of Promise City was a major defeat for this agency and in the administration.
So then Leipzig happens, first really major defeat.
The ensuing battle was a major defeat for the Bulgarians.
First major defeat of Hitler 's ground forces.
The Ottoman forces suffered a major defeat with high casualties.
The failure of Sanchez 's investiture is therefore a major defeat.
Soon after that followed the major defeat in the battle of Kleidion.
Its troops were on the road to Cairo, threatening to inflict a major defeat on Egypt.
The decision is a major defeat for the White House.
Research into the fish 's anatomy again inflicted a major defeat on Darwinists.
This vote was a major defeat for the Bush Administration.
In a series of engagements, the Crusaders inflicted a major defeat on the Karasids.
Having suffered a major defeat the German striking forces of Army Group Centre were retreating.
I can only hope that this major defeat for the Turks.
Mubarak's major defeat at Sarif severely threatened his rule.
The SS seemed to have suffered a major defeat at the edge of the city.
The Luftwaffe has been driven to exhaustion, and Germany suffers its first major defeat.
The Byzantine forces suffered a major defeat in the vicinity of Adrianople.
In sum, the South Vietnamese withdrawals amount to a major defeat.
This battle resulted in a major defeat for the British Navy and Army.

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