loser

Example Sentences

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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

This game demands a winner and if there is a winner there has to be a loser.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

She did not feel like a loser, but she did feel a sense of loss.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg