underdog

Example Sentences

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Forty-six years to the day since their underdog predecessors toppled the Mighty Red Machine, United States men’s hockey is golden again.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Canada going for their 10th gold, so usually the neutral will go with the underdog," he says.

From BBC

But in the space of nine days this week, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher doubled that haul by grabbing two of the most stunning underdog medals of the Milan Cortina Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The underdog could not close out the set when he served for it, though, as Alcaraz broke back in game nine.

From Barron's

"This is only a tick in the box and this is not the only thing that we set out for. Everyone loves an underdog story."

From Barron's