Nevertheless he succeeded in vanquishing the Danes, who could not hurt a hair of his head; but, as the chroniclers tell us that every bit of his hair had fallen off, his security in this respect is easily accounted for.
Orleans by yielding to another after having refused to yield to him, I waited until he should again speak to me on the subject, so that he might give himself the credit of vanquishing me.
Then those tigers among men, those heroes of great prowess, with their bare arms as their only weapons, cheerfully engaged themselves in the encounter, each desirous of vanquishing the other.
Jarasandha said,--'I never make a captive of a king without first vanquishing him.
And that foremost of all men endued with strength, that prince of the Kuru race, desirous of vanquishing the hitherto unvanquished Jarasandha, mustered all his strength and courage.
Then Bhima of terrible prowess and long arms, vanquishingin battle the unretreating Suvahu the king of Kasi, brought him under complete sway.
But the son of Madri, vanquishing the invincible Bhismaka, then defeated in battle the king of Kosala and the ruler of the territories lying on the banks of the Venwa, as also the Kantarakas and the kings of the eastern Kosalas.
So also, O Yudhishthira, a person skilled at dice approacheth one that is not so skilled from a desire of vanquishing him.
Strong in strength, that mighty prince of the Kuru race, vanquishing completely at the outset the Surasenas, brought the king of Matsya under his sway.
It is for this reason that he of a hundred sacrifices (Indra) hath become what he is, and by vanquishing the Asuras he ruleth the universe.
By means whereof the Spaniards, being ioined with Englishmen and Frenchmen, obteined a noble victorie, in vanquishing those their enimies.
The earle of Penbroke the same daie before he receiued any repast, rode backe in post to the king, whom he had left at Stow, and there declared the ioifull newes of his good speed, in vanquishing of the enimies.
Moreover you are not mighty, and you are not surrounded by mighty friends, so how can you possibly be capable of vanquishing that rival?
Despairing of vanquishing their foe, they became ready to leave the field.
How should he then succeed in vanquishing his enemies?
In that self-choice, Sini vanquishing all the kings, quickly took up on his car the princess Devaki for the sake of Vasudeva.
Karna replied, 'If Purandara himself were to come hither for saving Partha, quicklyvanquishing even him, I would slay that son or Pandu.
Applauded by all the Kauravas after having defeated thousands of foes in battle, the valiant son of Drona beamed forth in beauty, like the chief of the celestials himself after vanquishing his foes'.
Without vanquishing this force it will not be possible to vanquish Jayadratha.
The son of Kunti will not return without vanquishing him.
Without vanquishing those six car-warriors in battle, O bull among men, thou wilt never be able to slay the ruler of the Sindhus even if thou exertest thyself without intermission.
Many mighty car-warriors will struggle for vanquishing him.
Of pure souls and pure conduct, O king, and keeping heaven in view, they fought according to righteous methods, desirous of vanquishing one another.
Hopeless of vanquishing their foe, they set their hearts on flying away from the field.
Frightening the hostile soldiers with the sound of his palms, O sire, Bhima vanquished them all like a tiger vanquishing a herd of bovine bulls.
In vanquishing them (again), we have only been the (ostensible) means.
The strength of the legions was in the hands of the four partners of sovereignty, and the despair of successively vanquishing four formidable rivals might intimidate the ambition of an aspiring general.
The vigilant Galerius was never reduced to the necessity of vanquishing an army of barbarians on the Roman territory.
And then, sure of her victory, she threw caution to the winds--as older and wiser women have done too openly in vanquishing stronger and more masterful men.
My good son, it was by thee that this blazing fame of mine had been acquired by vanquishing in battle that wielder of the thunderbolt, the thousand-eyed Lord of Sachi!
And desirous of vanquishing each other, the encounter that took place between them was exceedingly wonderful like that (in days of yore) between the Lord of celestials and Prahrada.
I live at ease in these deserted woods of Kamyaka, daily procuring my food by vanquishing men in fight.
And the encounter that took place between those warriors that defied each other's prowess and each of whom was desirous of vanquishing the other, and both of whom were conversant with celestial weapons, was terrible in the extreme.
Slaying my enemies with all their army by means of thy keen-edged shafts, enhance my joy to-day, O son, as thou didst once before by vanquishing Vasava!
These are capable of vanquishing the army of the wielder himself of the thunderbolt with the Maruts in the midst.
Therefore, O warrior, putting on thy armour, do thou set out this day for the purpose of vanquishing Rama and his followers!
On the other hand, O son of Kesava, the task, I ween, of vanquishing Salwa is difficult for thee!
Without firstvanquishing in battle all those foremost of men, unaided as thou art, how canst thou slay Duryodhana?
They calculated upon the terror they should inspire; and judged that if they could not succeed in vanquishing the Grand Prince, they should, at all events, be enabled to secure their own terms.
At length we sailed three hundred leagues farther along the coast, constantly finding savage but brave people, and very often fighting with them and vanquishing them.
Here was "a coil;" this young champion of the West, not satisfied with vanquishing all the chess veterans of England over the board, prepares to cast for ever into the shade the most astonishing performances of this and past ages.
Mr. Mongredieu had no idea of vanquishing his youthful foe, but in addition to the pleasure of a tilt with him, he was desirous of seeing by how much Morphy could beat him.
And hence we find several of the Saviors in very early childhood displaying great physical prowess in meeting and conquering danger, while others exhibit their superiority mentally by vanquishing their opponents in argument.
Thus he is often described as driving out the cows after vanquishing the demon Vala.
While he is indulging in sorrow at his repudiation of Cakuntala, Matali, Indra's charioteer, appears on the scene to ask the king's aid in vanquishing the demons.
Aware that Cressingham only wanted to gain time until De Warenne should arrive, Wallace determined to foil him with his own weapons, and make the gaining of the castle the consequence of vanquishing the earl.
It was not an Alexander nor a Charlemagne, coming in his strength to subdue ancient enemies, or to aggrandize his name, by vanquishing nations far remote, with whom he could have no affinity!
The valour of Horatius invanquishing the Curiatii deserved the highest reward.
M95 Vikramaditya puts an end to the custom by vanquishing the demon, after which he reigns as king of Ujjain.
I, for my part, am really ashamed that we are going to contend with such creatures, by vanquishingwhom we shall gain no glory, whereas if we are defeated we shall be disgraced.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "vanquishing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: ascendant; defeating; dominant; prevailing; successful; triumph; triumphant; winning
