Examples of 'were soundly' in a sentence

Meaning of "were soundly"

were soundly ~ phrase indicating a decisive or overwhelming defeat or victory

How to use "were soundly" in a sentence

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Most of these were soundly rejected by publishers.
Just as he thought that you were soundly asleep.
The rebels were soundly defeated and their leaders executed.
The simple fact is we were soundly beaten.
The Scottish force were soundly beaten in a manner that took the character of a massacre.
All the patients on the floor were soundly asleep.
Russians were soundly thrashed.
And when the champions returned the next year they were soundly beaten.
At the election the Liberals were soundly defeated with another Labor majority in both houses.
Ments ensure continuity with previous assessments and confirm that the original indicators were soundly based.
All of the foregoing proposals were soundly rejected by the electorate.
The inexperienced Roman levies were no match for the hardy Samnites and were soundly defeated.
The Igbos were soundly defeated.
And walk about … just as he thought that you were soundly asleep.
The Liberals were soundly defeated.

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In addition, both sides conducted a few local attacks, most of which were soundly defeated.
By then, its tenets were soundly entrenched.
I know we were soundly beaten last year, but he got most of our runs.
The Russian forces were soundly defeated.
The Knights were soundly defeated, with most of their leadership killed.
But the right-wing candidates were soundly defeated.
All the FIs were soundly based, well managed and financially stable.
In the sea battle that followed, the Birkebeiners were soundly beaten.
Making sure that all were soundly sleeping, he stole quietly out.
Yet again though, Guaidó and his allies were soundly defeated.
On that day, India were soundly beaten by Bangladesh in the world cup prelims.
Muslim countries united to take back Palestine, but were soundly defeated.
Moreover, while the Islamists were soundly defeated, they performed quite well in many districts.
Outnumbered and lacking any sort of tactical advantage, the Americans were soundly defeated by Carleton.
The split Democrats were soundly defeated for the presidency by the Republican candidate, Lincoln.
They attempted to take the land without God's help and were soundly defeated.
Yuri 's sons were soundly defeated near Kolomna, and Yuri himself could barely escape to Yaroslavl.
The proposed reforms - the Charlottetown Accord - were soundly defeated in a national referendum.
But you were soundly asleep. i wouldn't have minded being woken up.
When his cavalry attacked the retreating army near Neuss, however, they were soundly defeated.
Each time, they were soundly rejected.
The Tigers faced 5 seed Connecticut in the AAC Tournament championship but were soundly defeated.
You were soundly beaten, General.
But as I recall, you were soundly defeated.
They were soundly beaten 4-1 at the end of extra time.
And the day I saw them play, they were soundly drubbed.
However, his troops were soundly defeated by the Gobroon army, with only 200 soldiers returning alive.
Near Konotop, the Russians were soundly defeated.
However, Rovers were soundly beaten 3-0 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final.
They attacked us and were soundly defeated . ”.
As part of Psionex, she fights the New Warriors ; they were soundly defeated.
It actually brought on the Battle of Midway ( 4-7 June ) in which they were soundly beaten.
Romania started with a 0-0 draw against a lackluster France while Italy were soundly beaten by the Netherlands, 3-0.

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