underdog
noun
un·der·dog
ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg 
1
: a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
2
: a victim of injustice or persecution
Examples of underdog in a Sentence
I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite.
As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
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The Wolverines will likely be massive underdogs, after going 5-4 in Big Ten play and finishing 112th in points scored.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
The ceiling for that journey is low, with Guida positioned to be an underdog in any potential fight in the UFC.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Better days are surely ahead, but for now The Brutalist occupies an uncomfortable middle position: not enough of an underdog for the artier precursors, not mainstream enough for the middle-of-the-road ones.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
The Kinnickinnic River is Milwaukee's underdog river.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
The ceiling for that journey is low, with Guida positioned to be an underdog in any potential fight in the UFC.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Better days are surely ahead, but for now The Brutalist occupies an uncomfortable middle position: not enough of an underdog for the artier precursors, not mainstream enough for the middle-of-the-road ones.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2024
The Kinnickinnic River is Milwaukee's underdog river.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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underdog
noun
un·der·dog
ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg
: the loser or predicted loser in a struggle
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