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sore loser
[ sawr loo-zer ]
noun
- a person who is habitually angered, irritated, or annoyed when they do not win something or gain a desired advantage:
There is no point in being a sore loser and whining about it all.
You can't call him a sore loser—he accepts defeat with grace and dignity.
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Origin of sore loser1
Example Sentences
Lake was being a sore loser, in keeping with her refusal to acknowledge electoral defeat, but at least she was not being quoted in the paper about infringements on decorum at the club.
And not by seeking needless fixes for a nonexistent problem conjured up by a president who’s not just a sore loser but a sore winner, as well.
As spectators and people who love this country, we called Trump out for his childish actions, using language like trader and sore loser; however, I guarantee we will not be doing that to Mrs. Obama because: “Who's going to be there?”
“I would just say me being a sore loser is probably something that’s not my best attribute,” Foster said, “but, you know, I’m a competitor so it comes with that.”
“I think he’ll go from being a sore loser to a sore winner,” said Terhune, who lives outside Indianapolis in a blue-collar neighborhood.
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