Underdog

"Underdog" in a Sentence (14 examples)

Luciano, the underdog in the match, will be trying to make the champ eat humble pie.

I always root for the underdog.

Some people say that it is human nature to root for the underdog.

A pooch dubbed "Underdog" was rescued today after it plunged the equivalent of 50 storeys into an open pit diamond mine in South Africa.

Tom was the underdog.

Tom is the underdog.

Who's the underdog in this match?

I wonder why it feels good when the underdog wins.

I welcome the challenge of being an underdog. There's nothing wrong with me or my game.

This dog is an underdog.

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They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.

In Athens, the Americans are underdogs to the Chinese and the Canadians (the Canadians!)

The visit of a Championship side would not normally send a shiver down their spine but they knew that Wigan were underdogs who would snap at their heels and that they possessed a potent bite if they were not kept on a firm leash.

Laszlo: Isn't it strange that you always happened to be fighting on the side of the underdog? Rick: Yes. I found that a very expensive hobby, too. But then I never was much of a businessman.

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