unbeaten

adjective

un·​beat·​en ˌən-ˈbē-tᵊn How to pronounce unbeaten (audio)
1
: not pounded or beaten : not whipped
2
: not traversed : untrodden
3
: not defeated

Examples of unbeaten in a Sentence

The team is unbeaten so far this season. He remains unbeaten in his career.
Recent Examples on the Web The Runnin’ Rebels become the first team to score more than 100 points in a championship game and the 30-point margin is the largest ever. 1995 — Connecticut caps an unbeaten season by defeating Tennessee 70-64 for the NCAA women’s championship. Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 After rattling off 23 consecutive regular-season wins (21 by double figures) and maintaining an unbeaten conference record, Gonzaga will look to erase the memory of that Portland loss. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024 Harvard-Westlake 6, Crespi 5: The Wolverines rallied from a 5-2 deficit to stay unbeaten in the Mission League. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 The Broncos stayed unbeaten in conference play with a 74-43 victory over Burlington, while Elkhorn beat Beloit Memorial 75-53 for its eighth win in nine games since a loss to Union Grove on Dec. 19. Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2024 Santa Margarita opens with a three-game series against unbeaten St. John Bosco and Servite faces Mater Dei. Jackson Klein of Santa Monica threw his third consecutive shutout of the season after throwing consecutive no-hitters. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 The win means Leverkusen has not lost a game all season, extending the club’s unbeaten run to 34 games in all competitions. Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 The great shame for the visitors was that Joe Root’s superb unbeaten century should have set up the game, set and match. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Another section wrestler finishing unbeaten and with a state crown was Granite Hills’ Ryan Guffey. Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unbeaten was in the 13th century

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“Unbeaten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbeaten. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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unbeaten

adjective
un·​beat·​en ˌən-ˈbēt-ᵊn How to pronounce unbeaten (audio)
1
: not pounded, beaten, or whipped
2
: not defeated

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