Sentence examples for underdog in the view from inspiring English sources

And after months of vigorous campaigning in which Mr. Berman has raised and spent millions in the effort to retain his seat, he remains an underdog, in the view of many analysts.

Part of the attraction of this year's game is that, despite being the nominal No. 1 seed, Notre Dame enters the championship as underdogs — certainly in the view of Las Vegas bookies and computer programs like Mr. Sagarin's, but also in the mind of most football fans who have seen Southeastern Conference teams (including Alabama) romp to six national championships in a row.

Political analysts, and even the Republicans themselves, nonetheless view the Republican Party as the underdog in the legislative elections.

Fletcher is the decided underdog in the June 5 voting.

Mr. Romney has gone from a modest underdog in the presidential race to a modestly larger underdog, which isn't good news for him.

Thus, Australia was considered the underdog in the pool.

I was the underdog in the bottom three.

As a Second Division team with a poor away record, Wanderers were clear underdogs in the quarter-final, particularly in view of Sheffield United's strong home form.

The Maple Leafs were viewed as underdogs in the series against an Islanders team that was considered to be among the best in the league.

Costa Rica are not the underdogs in the group.

"There is no doubt we are massive underdogs in the tie, but as PSG proved in the last round, sometimes underdogs can win.