behind the eight ball
Example Sentences
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Mookie Betts was behind the eight ball from the start following a spring-training stomach virus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
A day never passed without me fully aware that we now lived our lives squarely behind the eight ball.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
“It feels depressing every time you see one of those reports, because it just shows us, again, how far behind the eight ball we are,” Jayapal said.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2023
"Analysts are still going to be behind the eight ball," Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets, said this week in a virtual chat for his year-ahead outlook.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2021
"No matter what we do for old 'Blast-off' we'll wind up behind the eight ball."
From Danger in Deep Space by Louis Glanzman
