losing/winning record
noun
: past performance characterized by losing/winning most games, contests, etc.
The team had a losing/winning record last season.
Examples of losing/winning record in a Sentence
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At least Kliff Kingsbury had a nice house There’s a new head coach — Jonathan Gannon, who replaces Kliff Kingsbury, who may have had a losing record with the Cardinals, but at least had a pretty swell house to come home to after a loss.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
Total: 44 Coach Sean Payton had a winning record in 10 of his 15 seasons with New Orleans and right now that probably sounds pretty sweet for the Broncos, who have gone 44-70 in the regular season since their triumph in Super Bowl 50 in February 2016.
—Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
Portland State isn’t expected to finish in the top half of its league and hasn’t had a winning record since 2015.
—oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
The buzz: Team each year had a winning record with Dood as the setter.
—Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
The transfer portal repopulated a Colorado program that’s had one full-season winning record since 2005.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
If Inter Miami, which had a losing record and no playoff wins through its first three seasons, was little known in much of the world before Messi signed, it’s now mentioned alongside global giants Barcelona and PSG, the other clubs for which Messi has played.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
All three started in the preseason top 10 and finished with a losing record.
—USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
The Twins or Guardians could well win the division with a losing record.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
Total: 44 Coach Sean Payton had a winning record in 10 of his 15 seasons with New Orleans and right now that probably sounds pretty sweet for the Broncos, who have gone 44-70 in the regular season since their triumph in Super Bowl 50 in February 2016.
—Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
Portland State isn’t expected to finish in the top half of its league and hasn’t had a winning record since 2015.
—oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
The buzz: Team each year had a winning record with Dood as the setter.
—Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
The transfer portal repopulated a Colorado program that’s had one full-season winning record since 2005.
—Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
If Inter Miami, which had a losing record and no playoff wins through its first three seasons, was little known in much of the world before Messi signed, it’s now mentioned alongside global giants Barcelona and PSG, the other clubs for which Messi has played.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
All three started in the preseason top 10 and finished with a losing record.
—USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
The Twins or Guardians could well win the division with a losing record.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
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