Sentence examples for underdog both from inspiring English sources

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It's been a day for the underdog, both in football and in rock.

Failure to take that opportunity was a devastating blow to Biarritz, underdog both in current form — it finished three places behind Toulouse in the French national championship standings — and in history.

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The Giants figure to be a heavy underdog in both games, though defensive end Justin Tuck, in his monologue with reporters, mentioned that perhaps that would be better since the Giants seem to play poorly when they are favored.

The deceptively modest title slyly points to the perennial underdog status both of children's literature within the world of books and of the comic book as children's literature's own ragged step-child.

Instead, García, the underdog, was both clever and brave, slipping some of Mathysse's punches and withstanding others; his punches caused swelling that nearly closed Mathysse's right eye, which allowed him to land even more of them, and he won a unanimous decision.

They've beaten Wales, but would still be considered underdogs against both them and Ireland.

That the PRI has not even set a date for them has strengthened suspicions that Mr Madrazo may be seeking ways to avoid an open challenge.The rising underdogs of both the PAN and PRI stand the best chance of beating Mr López Obrador, especially if at least one of two other well-known figures join the presidential race.

This week was a good one for the underdogs, as both Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz won big in the Wisconsin primaries.

The Maple Leafs were considered underdogs against both the Chicago Black Hawks in the semi-final and the Canadiens in the final.

Then throw in Keanu Reeves, who often has taken the role of the stoic underdog hero, as both the kung fu-fighting villain — and the director.

Mr. Gore, back in his blue suit and reading his speech from note cards, cast himself as both underdog ("We were behind in the polls for 14 weeks; we were outspent") and as a toughened competitor ("I think the contest made us stronger").

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