underdog

Example Sentences

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Apple has come a long way from its days as a scrappy underdog in the personal-computing world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Gray Davis was a huge underdog who prevailed in a wide-open 1998 contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Everyone loves an underdog, but doing so may have been costly recently.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

While Byrne didn’t pull off a deserved underdog win last week, an Oscar nomination — alongside her Golden Globe win in January — carries a certain cachet regardless.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Painting a picture that justifies her opinion of him—an underdog cursed with an ungrateful son upon whom he has showered love and concern, only to be infamously treated by that son in return.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote