sore loser
noun
: a person who becomes very upset or angry when he or she loses a game, contest, etc.
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This attempt is nothing more than the sore loser wasting their, and your, money and time.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Opinion:Former Kentucky rep could teach Trump a thing or two about being a sore loser
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd sided with Kulkarni, but that ruling was appealed to the Court of Appeals, which sent the lawsuit to the Supreme Court for review.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Hey, clear message to the candidates from the voters, don't be a sore loser.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Last week, a New Jersey judge ruled that Kennedy could appear on the November ballot after rejecting a legal challenge claiming he is disqualified under the state’s ‘sore loser’ law.
—Christian Wade | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Aug. 2024
Use strategies to teach your child how to stop being a sore loser.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
But the nephew goes beyond that — not just labeling his uncle a sore loser, but also, in a sense, a coward.
—Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
The Apprentice premieres in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, the same year its real-life sore loser faces legal battles on a multitude of fronts, comes face-to-face with the specter of yet another bankruptcy, and vies for the presidency after maybe allegedly inciting insurrection.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Most of us will not vote for the sore loser this November.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Opinion:Former Kentucky rep could teach Trump a thing or two about being a sore loser
Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd sided with Kulkarni, but that ruling was appealed to the Court of Appeals, which sent the lawsuit to the Supreme Court for review.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Hey, clear message to the candidates from the voters, don't be a sore loser.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Last week, a New Jersey judge ruled that Kennedy could appear on the November ballot after rejecting a legal challenge claiming he is disqualified under the state’s ‘sore loser’ law.
—Christian Wade | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Aug. 2024
Use strategies to teach your child how to stop being a sore loser.
—Amy Morin, Parents, 25 July 2024
But the nephew goes beyond that — not just labeling his uncle a sore loser, but also, in a sense, a coward.
—Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
The Apprentice premieres in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, the same year its real-life sore loser faces legal battles on a multitude of fronts, comes face-to-face with the specter of yet another bankruptcy, and vies for the presidency after maybe allegedly inciting insurrection.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Most of us will not vote for the sore loser this November.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
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“Sore loser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sore%20loser. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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