5 Sentences With "coming off second best"

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Since he's coming off second best in his dust-up with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Biden makes a good target for a subject changing attack. from CNN
Sunday's 6-4 7-6(3) 7-203(2) victory over Milos Raonic ended a barren stretch that had included coming off second best in this year's Australian and French Open finals to his nemesis-in-chief, Novak Djokovic. from Reuters
Federer is no stranger to coming off second best from being a point away from victory — he suffered the same fate against Kevin Anderson in last year's Wimbledon quarter-finals and versus Djokovic in the 2011 U.S. Open semi-finals. from Reuters
With Barty coming off second best in a 23-222 220-2 6-3 tussle won by little-known American Alison Riske, some thought it would have made more sense to play that match in front of a bigger audience than Nadal's 6-2 6-3 6-2 procession over Joao Sousa. from Reuters
By the end of the day, the Ariete Division had only five tanks.Walker.I, (2003), p.141 The day ended once again with the Afrika Korps and Ariete coming off second best to the superior numbers of the British 22nd Armoured and 4th Armoured Brigades, frustrating Rommel's attempts to resume his advance. The RAF once again played its part, flying 900 sorties during the day.