Routed

Examples

• And then swiftly he dispatched his aides-de-camp to command the horse to fall on the routed enemy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Here another battle ensued, our men dismounting and fighting on foot, in which the Confederates were again routed and driven in great disorder. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The Brunswickers were routed and had fled--their Duke was killed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• By very skilful manoeuvres and boldness of attack he completely routed the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The Crawley heavy cavalry was maddened by defeat, and routed every day. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• At two in the morning they routed us out of bed--another piece of unwarranted cruelty--another stupid effort of our dragoman to get ahead of a rival. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He perceived that she had spoken of business to Beaufort simply to get rid of him; and to have routed Beaufort was something of a triumph. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Attempting once to scold her in public, Rebecca hit upon the before-mentioned plan of answering her in French, which quite routed the old woman. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The term Shibboleth has come to mean a countersign or password of a secret society since the Biblical days, when the Ephraimites, who had been routed by Jephthah, tried to pass the Jordan. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The brilliant Lady Stunnington tried a passage of arms with her, but was routed with great slaughter by the intrepid little Becky. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He routed the Romans at Heraclea (280 B.C.), and, pressing after them, defeated them again at Ausculum (279 B.C.) in their own territory. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Far away to the east Shi-Hwang-ti had routed the Huns and walled them out of China proper. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• If she had not sneezed, she would have heard all, and so should I; but that unlucky sternutation routed Dr. John. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I've been routed up early all winter and had to spend my days working for other people, so now I'm going to rest and revel to my heart's content. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Thus was George utterly routed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• On the 12th he was overtaken by General Burbridge, and completely routed with heavy loss, and was finally driven out of the State. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

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