behind the eight ball
Example Sentences
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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
After team facilities closed for an extended stretch, Scott “came back in a tough spot,” Tarp said, “so he was kind of behind the eight ball on that one.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
From an organizational philosophy, they’re kind of behind the eight ball because they have so much money tied up in a few offensive players.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022
"No matter what we do for old 'Blast-off' we'll wind up behind the eight ball."
From Danger in Deep Space by Glanzman, Louis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
