by forfeit
idiom
: as a result of forfeiting by the opposing side
We won the game by forfeit when the opposing side failed to show up.
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The Raiders also won four matches by forfeit as the Oilers competed in only 10 of the 14 weight classes.
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Girls Springdale Har-Ber 57, Fayetteville 24 100 -- Elisanxdra Calderon, Har-Ber, won by forfeit.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
This month, the quarrel will be settled by forfeit, as Cole’s makes its last dip in the au jus.
—Jeff Weiss, Air Mail, 10 Jan. 2026
Its best chance to win was by forfeit.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2025
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Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Girls Springdale Har-Ber 57, Fayetteville 24 100 -- Elisanxdra Calderon, Har-Ber, won by forfeit.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
This month, the quarrel will be settled by forfeit, as Cole’s makes its last dip in the au jus.
—Jeff Weiss, Air Mail, 10 Jan. 2026
Its best chance to win was by forfeit.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by forfeit
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“By forfeit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20forfeit. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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