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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Women’s basketball also posted a losing record at 11-19.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
The Heat is one of only two teams with a bottom-10 offensive rating that also holds a winning record this season, along with the Orlando Magic.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Such a reaction would have seemed foreign during the charmed 2022-23 season, when fans basked in the unexpected glow of the startup Kings’ first winning record in 16 years.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 14 Apr. 2024
The Heat is the only team in that bottom five with a winning record this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The team remained competitive for a while — winning the American League West Division five times in Moreno’s first seven years as owner, and again in 2014 — but hasn’t made the playoffs since 2014 and hasn’t finished with a winning record since 2015.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
His second year featured a marked upturn as Utah finished 10-10 in the Pac-12 and produced a winning record (17-15) that wasn’t quite good enough for an NCAA Tournament bid.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
The winning record is one reason last year’s Sweet 16 loss — 73-51 to Cal State Dominguez Hills, where the Cougars shot 30.2 percent from the floor and made 3-of-15 3-point attempts — hurts so much.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
The problem is those four teams hold winning records, and the Heat is an underwhelming 17-24 this season against teams currently with a winning record.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2024
The Heat is one of only two teams with a bottom-10 offensive rating that also holds a winning record this season, along with the Orlando Magic.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Such a reaction would have seemed foreign during the charmed 2022-23 season, when fans basked in the unexpected glow of the startup Kings’ first winning record in 16 years.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 14 Apr. 2024
The Heat is the only team in that bottom five with a winning record this season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The team remained competitive for a while — winning the American League West Division five times in Moreno’s first seven years as owner, and again in 2014 — but hasn’t made the playoffs since 2014 and hasn’t finished with a winning record since 2015.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
His second year featured a marked upturn as Utah finished 10-10 in the Pac-12 and produced a winning record (17-15) that wasn’t quite good enough for an NCAA Tournament bid.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
The winning record is one reason last year’s Sweet 16 loss — 73-51 to Cal State Dominguez Hills, where the Cougars shot 30.2 percent from the floor and made 3-of-15 3-point attempts — hurts so much.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024
The problem is those four teams hold winning records, and the Heat is an underwhelming 17-24 this season against teams currently with a winning record.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Losing/winning record.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/losing%2Fwinning%20record. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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