loser

Example Sentences

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Sydney Buckley and her husband, René Barajas Jr., moved out of the West Palm Beach area, which is now a net loser of domestic migrants, last September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When one man, Samuel Bateman, transforms himself from a schlubby loser to a new cult leader, Marie realizes he’s a predator and goes undercover, befriending him to bring him down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

LyondellBasell Industries sank 11% to become the biggest loser in the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The loser of that race, Jefferson Griffin said, Yeah, the rules that were in place at the time, they shouldn’t have been the rules.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Because if we were all supposed to carbon-copy our parents, then I’d end up a brain-fried loser who runs away with a foot doctor, or a downtrodden Zen calculator.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King