Sentence examples for lost unexpectedly from inspiring English sources

If Labour was gloomy when it won there can be no surprise at despondency when Labour has lost unexpectedly.

This season Itoje's perfect record has suffered a single blemish as Saracens lost unexpectedly against Harlequins on 24 September – the then‑injured Farrell's 25th birthday.

The Westminster storm was unleashed by the pre-Scargill miners' union when he called a "who governs Britain" election at the wrong moment and lost unexpectedly to Harold Wilson.

In Open Teams, the United States began the day leading Qualifying Group B. The team lost unexpectedly to Greece, 14-16, bouncednced back with a 25-0 victoverover the Philippines.

The goalkeeper of that team - Félix - was white, because Brazil did not pick black goalkeepers, a result of prejudices that lingered on from the disaster of the 1950 World Cup final, which Brazil lost unexpectedly to Uruguay.

Wilander would win the all-Swedish battle against Stefan Edberg in the last eight, but any hopes of a repeat in the final were dashed when No3 seed Nystrom lost unexpectedly to America's Ben Testerman, capping a poor day for the Swede, as he also discovered that he had not been selected for the Davis Cup final against the US.

The timing seemed perfect, as players such as Cantona, Papin, Sauzee and Desailly hit top form before losing unexpectedly to Israel.

By losing unexpectedly, Manchester United showed that nothing should be taken for granted — even if bookmakers had begun paying out on bets that United was sure to remain England's champion.

With the exception of a few strands of hair, that could have been an image from 10 years ago, when Sampras was the 19-year-old with nothing to lose, unexpectedly capturing the first of his record 13 Grand Slam singles titles.

A Guardian editorial on 22 June described the Republican process (compared to that of the Democrats) as 'a field for power politics rather than for ideologies; they have preferred to settle their differences by discreet compromises.' Thomas E Dewey was eventually selected as the Republican nominee, losing unexpectedly to the incumbent Harry S Truman in November 1948.

He lost shockingly, unexpectedly, before even reaching the quarterfinals.