underdogs

Example Sentences

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The hydration break arrived and it wasn't liquid that the underdogs needed, it was oxygen, smelling salts, large brandies.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Scotland are considerable underdogs, which is fair enough.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

JR: Those plucky underdogs from Argentina get all the breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Why was Gemini so bullish about these underdogs?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari