More than the trophies of major championships, in golf as in life, to experience crushing defeat and not be broken is the toughest test.

Unit personalities and morale change as they experience victory and defeat.

"If Hezbollah does not experience defeat in this war, this will spell the end of Israeli deterrence against its enemies."

In the space of a few hours they fell, champions not experiencing simple defeat but flaming out in the most remarkable sort of failure.

Washington State lost to Southern California, 31-21, leaving seven Division I-A squads who have yet to experience defeat.

They will learn right from wrong, good from bad, they will experience defeat and come back again and again.

Now that the Knicks (3-1) have experienced defeat, how will they react?

He's always said himself that he won't experience defeat!

One month later, while serving under General Stephen D. Lee, Forrest experienced tactical defeat at the Battle of Tupelo in 1864.

On three occasions 1956, 1964 and 1966 Keith Barnes would experience defeat in a premiership decider - the latter two as captain.