underdog
Example Sentences
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Apple has come a long way from its days as a scrappy underdog in the personal-computing world.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Their total ineptitude—120 losses out of 161 games in 1962, their first season—helped make them ironic underdog heroes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Everyone loves an underdog, but doing so may have been costly recently.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
And an underdog who stayed in the contest in defiance of steep odds and, seemingly, common sense.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Most important, I'm never seen as an underdog.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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