underdogs

Example Sentences

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That Hearts is in title contention makes them one of the great underdogs in world sports—and not only because the club’s other nickname is the Jam Tarts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It isn’t clear why traders are spending their money on extreme underdogs and ineligible candidates, and the pattern is seemingly at odds with Polymarket CEO and founder Shayne Coplan’s stated purpose for the market.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

A music scene meant to give voice to the underdogs ended up making the night worse for many of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Great Britain, the 2025 semi-finalists, had been the underdogs heading into the tie, as they were without four players ranked inside the singles top 100 - Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Fran Jones, and Sonay Kartal.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

And it sure seemed to me that screechers had always been the underdogs in nature’s plan.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate