1 example sentence using pyrrhic.

Pyrrhic used in a sentence

Pyrrhic in a sentence as a noun

I think any victory in courts is going to be a pyrrhic one. Ive said it before on earlier threads and I will say it again here - Tesla is alienating a large section of auto enthusiasts by going after Top Gear.

Pyrrhic definitions

noun

a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

See also: dibrach

noun

an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare

adjective

of or relating to a war dance of ancient Greece; "pyrrhic dance movements"

adjective

of or relating to or containing a metrical foot of two unstressed syllables; "pyrrhic verses"

adjective

of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans); "a Pyrrhic victory"