underdog
Example Sentences
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“Here in Hollywood’s hometown, we love a good underdog story,” Becerra told cheering supporters at his election night party at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Then the NBA’s ultimate underdog turned into basketball’s biggest winner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The 35-year-old now lives in New Jersey in the United States and enters the biggest fight of his career as a heavy underdog.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
They can stay the underdog, feeling disrespected despite 11 straight wins.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He identified with the little guy and the underdog without ever exactly being one himself.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing underdog
Idioms and Expressions, List 1
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Academy Awards, List 2
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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