Definition, Betydelse, Synonymer & Anagram | Engelska ordet UNDERDOG

Definition av UNDERDOG

1. tävlingsdeltagare som troligtvis inte kommer att prestera väl
2. någon med missgynnande omständigheter, person i underläge

Exempel på hur du använder UNDERDOG i en mening

• The underdog Diamondbacks defeated the heavily favored Yankees, four games to three to win the series.
• Watkins, originally as an outlaw or ‘desperado’ (hence his name), but evolved into a more sympathetic type, using his strength to help the underdog.
• The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Burns made 13 title defences against 11 different boxers, despite often being the underdog due to his size.
• Pomus stated that more often than not, he was the only Caucasian in the clubs, but that as a Jew with polio, he felt a special underdog kinship with African Americans, while in turn the audiences respected his courage and were impressed by his talent.
• When Frank Willard, author of Moon Mullins, narrates a scene from his workplace, he portrays himself as a rowdy underdog much like The Yellow Kid.
• It has been called "arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century" and was a major upset, with Ali coming in as a 41 underdog against the unbeaten, heavy-hitting Foreman.
• Because of this, he was a decisive underdog when, on short notice, he challenged WBC featherweight champion Salvador Sánchez on 21 July 1982 at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
• Namath cemented his legacy in 1969 when he guaranteed his heavy underdog Jets would win Super Bowl III before defeating the NFL's Baltimore Colts in one of the greatest sports upsets of all time.
• She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects, often describing lost or lonely underdog characters.
• AMC, a far smaller company than the "Big Three", positioned itself as an underdog; its compact Rambler models helped push AMC to third place in domestic automobile sales.
• After many years of underdog status, Sri Lanka finally entered the limelight of the cricketing world after winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga.
• The 2021 Nepali movie Damaru Ko Dandibiyo starring Khagendra Lamichhane portrays an underdog team winning the gillidanda league in the hills of Nepal.
• McKenna, a young lawyer representing Chatham in the legislature in his first term, ran as the underdog candidate in a leadership campaign against party stalwart Ray Frenette.
• On orders from Eric Bischoff, Nitro announcer Tony Schiavone gave away this previously taped result on a live Nitro and then sarcastically added, "That's gonna put some butts in the seats", consequently resulting in over 600,000 viewers switching channels to Raw Is War to see the underdog capture the WWF Championship.
• Bramble entered the ring sporting a record of 20 wins and only one loss, with thirteen knockouts, but was a heavy underdog to Mancini, who had recently gone fourteen rounds with the legendary Alexis Argüello, and he was also coming off a successful title defense on January 14, a third-round knockout of two time world champion Bobby Chacon.
• Hodges entered the 1998 gubernatorial election in South Carolina an underdog but took advantage of controversy and missteps by incumbent Republican governor David Beasley, namely Beasley's indecisiveness on allowing a Confederate flag to fly at the state capitol and call to eliminate video poker.
• Though they both find his tennis skills undeniable, they comment on how that makes it "difficult for the reader to latch on and share in his experiences," eliminating the tension that comes with underdog appeal.
• These students’ passion for the underdog and stunning good looks make ILR, hands down, the number one sexiest major at Cornell.
• She is friends with the tomboyish, athletic Peppermint Patty, who gets annoyed at Marcie when she calls her "sir", and she has a mostly unrequited crush on the underdog Charlie Brown.
• As an opponent of six-term Republican Bud Shuster in a Republican-dominated district, Kulp was a decided underdog.

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