handicap
Example Sentences
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His golf handicap just went up in my book.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
John: On the same handicap mark as when an 11-length fourth to Panic Attack at Newbury.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The parking lot remains out of commission along with handicap access.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
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
But the spectacularly bad start meant that the two-length handicap he faced by virtue of his lane assignment was even greater now.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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