Sentence examples for an underdog of from inspiring English sources

Compared to the commercial might of Fifa 2017, it's still an underdog of Leicester City proportions, but in some fundamental areas it outshines its brash, flashy rival.

Unlike the East, which is likely to come down to the Miami Heat and an underdog of a challenger, the West seems wide open.

Because anyone up against all-conquering gymnast Simone Biles is an underdog of sorts, gold for Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands on the balance beam was a double triumph.

"Lock Up" (citywide) is yet another Sylvester Stallone macho fantasy in which he plays an underdog of superhuman endurance.

Evander Holyfield, an underdog of Dole-ian dimensions, did what underdogs seldom do: He dropped Mike Tyson, boxing's raging bully.

The sense of pride I feel in living in Oakland is that of an "underdog" type of pride.

Yes, I'm very fortunate and yet I've always felt like a bit of an underdog because of my struggles with color.

Tells the story of an underdog band of Mexican American lawyers who took their case all the way to the Supreme Court, where they challenged Jim Crow-style discrimination against Mexican Americans.

It shows you how quickly "Mad Men" went from an underdog to having an air of inevitability.

Ms. Berkley, who rides a pink bike and is bubbly almost to the point of being airborne, is an underdog kind of princess.

The high-profile and protracted five-year development of Fez led to its status as an "underdog darling of the indie game scene".