Wondering how to use Underdog in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as failure or loser.
Underdog meaning
- A competitor thought unlikely to win.
- Somebody at a disadvantage.
- A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
Synonyms of Underdog
Using Underdog
- The main meaning on this page is: A competitor thought unlikely to win. | Somebody at a disadvantage. | A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
- Useful related words include: failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person.
- In the example corpus, underdog often appears in combinations such as: the underdog, an underdog, underdog in.
Context around Underdog
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Underdog
- In this selection, "underdog" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, orders, fashioned, road, lucy, lifts and legal stand out and add context to how "underdog" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as the underdog and 5 point underdog at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "underdog" sits close to words such as beaver, ce and eras, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with underdog
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Beware of that super-popular underdog in the second weekend. (10 words)
But Saturday was about Vietnam, in a wonderful underdog effort. (10 words)
Because despite this not being their forte, is never an underdog. (11 words)
And if there’s something I have noticed in this social experiment called BBNaija, it is that Nigerians root for whoever they perceive to be the underdog, those who are being bullied by the other housemates, and the people they can easily relate to. (44 words)
But for an icon of her stature, whose personal life — her Brooklyn upbringing, her celeb lovers, her underdog charm, that famous nose — is almost as mythic as her career, a page count exceeding that of “Ulysses” could be considered restraint. (40 words)
Philadelphia is the first No. 1 seed in NFL playoff history to be an underdog against a No. 6. It’s also the first time since 1970 a top seed has been an underdog in the divisional round. (38 words)
As we get to the quarterfinals, will the favorites continue to tighten their grip, or will an underdog rise? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
And why he famously says to Seneca Crane in “The Hunger Games” that he does not like an underdog; Lucy Gray was that underdog.
A plus sign is assigned to the underdog(s), with the corresponding number telling us how much of an underdog the performer(s) actually is/are.
Philadelphia is the first No. 1 seed in NFL playoff history to be an underdog against a No. 6. It’s also the first time since 1970 a top seed has been an underdog in the divisional round.
Simon orders Underdog to use his super powers to bring him valuable objects - including the Empire State Building, which Underdog lifts whole to bring it to Simon.
After beating the Panthers, they opened as just a 1.5-point underdog at the Packers.
And if there’s something I have noticed in this social experiment called BBNaija, it is that Nigerians root for whoever they perceive to be the underdog, those who are being bullied by the other housemates, and the people they can easily relate to.
Another genre we love to see on the big screen: the good old-fashioned, underdog legal drama based on real events.
As an underdog in Canada’s recent spectrum auction, Execulink Telecom Inc. CEO Ian Stevens acknowledged that “inexperience and budget” were working against his company compared with some of the bigger players.
As we get to the quarterfinals, will the favorites continue to tighten their grip, or will an underdog rise?
At over a few possessions in a game that should be played in the 60’s, I’ll side with the road underdog.
Because despite this not being their forte, is never an underdog.
Being the centre of attention is nothing new for MM A star Conor McGregor — but being an underdog is.
Beware of that super-popular underdog in the second weekend.
But for an icon of her stature, whose personal life — her Brooklyn upbringing, her celeb lovers, her underdog charm, that famous nose — is almost as mythic as her career, a page count exceeding that of “Ulysses” could be considered restraint.
But Saturday was about Vietnam, in a wonderful underdog effort.
But unlike other sports, baseball is unique in the sense that starting pitchers will also greatly affect what the odds are set at and, as a result, which team will be assigned the favourite or underdog.
Chiefs 11-2-1 ATS in their last 14 games when playing as the underdog.
Cincinnati is 2-20-1 SU past 23 games as the underdog.
Compared to past presidents, though, Biden actually starts his reelection bid as somewhat of an underdog.
Despite coming in as a 23.5-point underdog, CSU (0-2) dominated for much of the night.
Common combinations with underdog
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the underdog 64×
- an underdog 50×
- underdog in 14×
- underdog story 12×
- underdog of 8×
- underdog against 7×
- underdog to 6×
- underdog and 5×
- underdog status 5×
- -point underdog 4×