Examples of underdog in a Sentence

I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite. As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.

Recent Examples on the Web In The Game, Ohio State won at home as a four-point underdog, with Haskins leading Paris Campbell, Terry McLaurin, freshman Chris Olave and the rest of the offense against what was the No. 1 defense in the nation coming in. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022 Well, the Blazers were listed as a seven-point underdog for their game Monday night at the Detroit Pistons (19-52), owners of the third-worst winning percentage in the NBA (.268). — oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022 Against Rodgers last year in Lambeau Field, Brady assembled a shining first half that Tampa, a three-point underdog, rode to the 31-26 victory. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2022 The Aggies, a seven-point underdog, were forced to rely on its third-string quarterback for three quarters of the game. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021 Alabama closed as a six-point underdog against Georgia on Saturday. — Christopher Smith, al, 5 Dec. 2021 On top of having a true chance to beat Clemson, despite being a five-point underdog, Louisville also has a big recruiting weekend. — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2021 Vegas had the Seminoles as a 9.5 point underdog and the over/under was set at 47.5. — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2021 The initial injury report already sent Dallas spiraling from a 2.5-point favorite to three-point underdog in this Week 8 headliner. — Alex Kay, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021 See More

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