No one had ever actually defeated him.

"We send money to countries where government policies actually defeat the prospects for real economic growth," he said.

The intention was to preserve good morale of the infantry by using a weapon that could actually defeat a tank.

The thing is you can't actually defeat squirrels; you can only keep them at bay.

Somehow, her sister had a chance of actually defeating the Lone Power.

From the beginning he tried to concentrate on not being trounced rather than actually defeating the Emperor.

How will Sam ever wake up to actually defeat the virus?

Jerry and the lion (who was presumably the one who actually defeat Tom) then shake hands.

You'd think we actually defeated them, from the way Father acted!

Mike and Amanda show up but they didn't actually defeat her, because she accidentally locked herself in a box.