losing

Example Sentences

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England found themselves in a position where they were not playing well and were losing the scraps.

From BBC

But the schools’ sobering return projections and new willingness to cash out early suggest the long-treasured investment is losing its luster.

From The Wall Street Journal

NBA teams are increasingly losing games on purpose to improve their draft prospects and basketball must consider every possible remedy to stamp out deliberate "tanking," the league's chief said Saturday.

From Barron's

If you didn't know better you'd swear he was the losing coach, not the renaissance man.

From BBC

Ireland, who slipped to fifth in the world rankings for the first time in nearly four years after losing to France, responded three minutes after the restart through Jack Conan.

From BBC