underdog
noun
un·der·dog
ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg 
1
: a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
2
: a victim of injustice or persecution
Examples of underdog in a Sentence
I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite.
As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
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The vice president took back the smallest of leads in the final forecast model from FiveThirtyEight after weeks of being the slight underdog.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Broncos are a 9-point underdog, the largest spread in the NFL this week.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Likewise, your tender heart might side with the antelope, but the lion is the underdog in that competition, losing the vast majority of the time.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Things are also looking precarious for Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is now the underdog in his re-election fight vs. GOP challenger Tim Sheehey.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Broncos are a 9-point underdog, the largest spread in the NFL this week.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Likewise, your tender heart might side with the antelope, but the lion is the underdog in that competition, losing the vast majority of the time.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Things are also looking precarious for Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who is now the underdog in his re-election fight vs. GOP challenger Tim Sheehey.
—Stef W. Kight, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
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underdog
noun
un·der·dog
ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg
: the loser or predicted loser in a struggle
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