chump

Example Sentences

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Of course, $75 million is chump change for Amazon, which makes hundreds of billion dollars in revenue a year from both its online sales and Amazon Web Services cloud unit.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

It calls me a chump when the stack is low and cheers for me when it reaches toward the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Cowen thinks somebody's career might be ruined there on Sunday, from champion-elect to chump for all time.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

It’s emphatically true that if you cast these norms in that light, you begin to look like a chump.

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2023

“But with that....Ohhh yeah, with that, I could rewrite my own story. You went from chump to champ. Imagine what I could become. The legends. The history! It’s the only way,” he said.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia