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 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 Living Word Lutheran stays unbeaten: The Timberwolves remained the area's lone unbeaten team at 16-0 (10-0) by surviving Watertown Luther Prep in Midwest Classic Conference play with a 55-49 victory. Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2024 Hammond kept its status as Howard County’s lone unbeaten team, going two games up on the Hawks in the county standings with a 55-37 win. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2024 The defeat was the USWNT's first on home soil against Concacaf opposition since 2000, breaking an unbeaten streak of 80 games. USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 Granite Hills, the No. 2 seed, extended a 17-match unbeaten streak to claim its second San Diego Section crown and the first since 2005, when the Eagles were Division 1 champions. San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 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 19 Mar. 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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