handicap

Example Sentences

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Clearly being without a full 15 on the field is a handicap for all teams but the very best sides, which is what England aspire to be, still find a way to win regardless.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

And that’s assuming they survive their challenge in the Supreme Court, which is impossible to handicap.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 5, 2025

“The real handicap is that Europe will not have the fiscal space to respond to future shocks,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Golf is scratching his sporting itch at the moment - his handicap is down to single figures - and even watching Scotland's footballers toil against Belarus at Hampden has not unduly affected his sunny disposition.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Santa Anita, undoubtedly because of Seabiscuit, had eliminated the 130- pound weight maximum for the handicap.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand