The boys were slightly disappointed at the sudden collapse of the financial investments they had dreamed about, but they were good losers and insisted that Captain Ed share the reward with them.
The other losers of scalps failed to realise their demise in such a dramatic manner, and contented themselves with laughing heartily at Uncle Bill and his three wriggling understudies.
But if there are not other worlds, men are essentially losers by neglecting the enjoyment of this.
There are no such elaborate operations going on here as in the regions where high farming is practised--in Beauce, or Normandy, or Anjou.
It is always the privilege of the losers to kick at the umpire, however, and I have even been known to indulge in a gentle remonstrance myself when I thought the circumstances were justifiable.
At Gettysburg, besides the regiments already mentioned, the heaviest losers among the Confederates were: the Second North Carolina, 64 per cent.
It was a battle between raw troops on both sides, and at a later period in the war a few well-led veterans might have turned it at almost any time into a victory for the losers and a defeat for those who won it.
The players divide into two parties, and toss up for innings, which being gained, the winners start off to hide themselves, or get so far away that the others cannot see them; the losers remaining at the home.
When all the players are thus out, the last player remaining in wins the game, and he can compel each of the losers to stand with their hands open against the wall, for him to throw at, and give what is called the "Brandy Ball.
The losers repaired to the sideboard now and then and renewed their courage with stimulants, but one or two who called for brandy were told that no strong liquors were allowed.
Leroy joined him through the gate, and stood at his side, while the losers straggled in, haphazard and blown.
The Chancellor preferred to give the Earl monastic lands in the Pale, by accepting which he would give hostages to the Crown, or among the wild Irish, who would thus certainly be losers though the King might be no direct gainer.
The losers at all but the head table keep their places, but exchange partners with the newcomers at the table.
The losers are transferred to the booby table, and the winners at the second table take their places; being in turn replaced by the winners at the third table, and so on.
Mr Boone of the Guards; Mr Derby, son of the late Admiral, and Mr Dashwood, frequently rise winners or losers of £5000 nightly.
The play which took place in these saloons was, frequently, of the most reckless character; large fortunes were often lost, the losers disappearing, never more to be heard of.
Sixty-four members qualify and are paired off into individual matches, which are played on handicaps, the losers dropping out.
We were doing this only yesterday--Waddles, the Bish and yours truly--and Waddles was picking the winners and losers at a distance of three hundred yards.
I was privileged to hear one more exchange of remarks between the losers as they started for the clubhouse.
When individuals used to get up matches the players’ expenses came very heavy; therefore they made the matches for a considerable stake to cover them, but the practice cannot have comforted the losers much.
Taylor—the losers not only played one short throughout the match, but history does not even give a reason, nor does tradition state who the eleventh man should have been.
Furthermore, the winners will report next day refreshed and ready for further training, while the losers may require several days to overcome the shock and exhaustion of their defeat.
There are plenty of men to whom it is humiliating to be beaten, who are not good losers, and because they are not good losers they are not very often winners.
They were good losers in those days, and it was a very necessary quality for the majority to possess, since all played and most lost.
They were good losers in those days, and stoicism was a very necessary quality to be possessed by the majority, since all played and few won.
The winners were interested; the losers did not hear it.
Under the influence of the feasting the excitement soon dies down and both winners and losers share in the general good humour.
The losers must provide an oyster supper and concert in the Town Hall.
There are two parallel tracks and we make up two bowling parties of three or four aside, the losers to pay for the game and provide refreshments all round.
The sudden losses and gains rouse the passions, and lead to collisions, fierce and furious, between losers and winners.
It encompassed 29 countries but excluded the losers in World War II, Germany and Japan.
May it not happen, that the losers and the winners, the dupes as well as the rogues, may regard him as their common enemy?
As this occurred very often, the losers determined to try and take their revenge, seldom quitting until they were all cleared out.
The losers of the gold went, immediately after breakfast, as they had been in the habit of doing, to see if all was right at the coyote-hole.
If all this does not recover their luck, the losersmay put off their party till next day.
As soon as day appears, they go again to play; but, if the losers fancy that the goods in their cabins made them unlucky, the first thing they do is to change them all.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "losers" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
