Sentence examples for underdog its from inspiring English sources

Every revolution needs its plucky underdog, its Karen Silkwood kicking against the pricks.

Four years ago, Microsoft embarked on what it called Project Underdog, building its own search engine from scratch.

Nets Coach P. J. Carlesimo said the team still carried its underdog spirit from its days in New Jersey.

However, it would remain the underdog in its battle.

It had an overmatched underdog, scrapping its way to an 11-point lead, then trying desperately to hang on.

It has long presented itself as the scrappy underdog, but its executives acknowledge that such a tactic becomes trickier when the network is ranked No.1 among cable news channels.

That prompted Graham McWilliam, director of corporate affairs for Sky, to fire back that it was unfair of BT to call itself an underdog, given its £22 billion, or $35 billion, market capitalization.

Oddsmakers are showing the C's a ton of respect to open the conference finals, installing the Cavs as a mere three-point favorite in Game 1. It's not often the top seed is an underdog on its own court at the start of a series, but Boston could arguably be getting even more points.

The latter clearly was the underdog, but its guerilla tactics and dogged determination won the war.

Lithuania led, 82-80, and the crowd, squarely behind the underdog, roared its approval.

Did her compassion for the underdog play its part in what killed her?