How to Use losing in a Sentence

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• That was its first losing week in four and just its third in the last 12.
  — al, 8 Aug. 2023
• The losing team has failed to reach 100 points in the last two meetings.
  — Chris Wassel, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 27 Oct. 2019
• That turned out to be the losing side, which earned him a six-month prison term at the war’s end.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
• For the third straight season, the Bears went on a losing streak of four games or more.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2021
• And of the teams with the 11 lowest payrolls in the majors, just two (Rays and Guardians) have non-losing records.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
• Graves added a goal and an assist in the losing effort.
  — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
• Since then, the Wildcats have lost 16 in a row, the longest losing streak in the Power Five.
  — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021
• But on a losing team that couldn’t get him the football, Sanders made faces and bellyached.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2019
• Arguably the best pass rush in the NFL was on display in a losing effort.
  — Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 3 Feb. 2020
• March 10: With a 4-2 loss to the Rangers, the Stars lost their sixth straight game, the longest losing streak of the regular season.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2020
• Being a very good player on a losing team isn’t rare in sports.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020
• Gohmert and Roy were among the half-dozen Texas Republicans on the losing side.
  — Paul Cobler, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2020
• It’s also the longest losing streak since that year, as well.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Oct. 2020
• The benchmark gauge dropped for a fifth straight week, its longest losing streak since June 2011.
  — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
• No other teams are close; the third-longest losing streak belongs to the Vikings, at four games.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2020
• Overall, Wall Street limped to the finish line of its third losing week in a row on Friday.
  — al, 19 Aug. 2023
• The Crimson played their best in the losing effort against Maryland.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2019
• Only one school in the Big 12 finished with a losing record this season.
  — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2023
• The three former trustees had been on the losing side of key board votes since elections in November changed the makeup of the board.
  — Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• The losing team, according to players, had to do pushups.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2020
• The Mules won one game in Wood’s first season, then five the next, giving Muleshoe its first non-losing season in two decades.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2021
• The Spurs have lost five of their last six games, including four straight to match their longest losing streak of the season.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
• The yuan has declined for the past five months as of the end of July—its longest losing streak since October 2018.
  — Julia-Ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
• The Bucks' five-game winning streak follows a five-game skid that marked their longest losing streak since 2017.
  — Steve Megargee, ajc, 1 Mar. 2021
• Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street, putting the S&P 500 index on track for its first losing week in the last four.
  — Denise Lavoie, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
• Consecutive seasons for the Rams with a non-losing record, a feat clinched with their road win.
  — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2020
• So far, winners tend towards tech—and those on the losing side are banks—and McDonalds.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 1 May 2020
• That marks the longest losing streak for the oil giant since October 2013.
  — Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2020
• Collin Moore led the Storm in a losing effort with 16 points and three assists, while Carmichael added nine rebounds and three assists to his 10 points.
  — Jackson Naugle, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• Dallas has lost three straight Thanksgiving games and would tie its longest losing streak on the day with a loss.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024