Sentence examples for come off second best from inspiring English sources

Women inevitably come off second best.

But Ukraine has come off second best in the struggle with Russia.

"If you try and fight fire with fire you're going to come off second best.

Twice in the first half he had been in a similar position and come off second best.

They wanted this badly as well, but have come off second best in a European final, something that doesn't happen to them all that often.

What does it mean that he has again come off second best to Mourinho and seen his previously perfect record with United in domestic semi-finals destroyed?

We came off second best.

Grabban then went on a duel with his nemesis Hamer but came off second best with the goalkeeper denying the forward's next three attempts.

"United were not so much beaten as destroyed, their credibility in tatters as their hugely expensive collection of talents came off second best in every area of the field".

The now retired Hurricane Fly won four of the previous five renewals of this race but for much of the home straight Nichols Canyon looked like coming off second best as Henry de Bromhead's Identity Thief cruised into the lead before the final flight.

We had a go, but came off second best".