loser

Example Sentences

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To call him a good loser is simply untrue—though from what we can tell the bitterness was always directed inward.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Amazon Prime Video is paying $1.5 billion a year for the rights to “Thursday Night Football,” a package that was a money loser when carried by the broadcast networks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

Of the balance, 65 percent would go to the winner and 35 percent to the loser.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady