How to Use losing/winning record in a Sentence

losing/winning record

noun
  • And by the way, the Hawks made it to the playoffs with a losing record once.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Should a Hall of Fame coach have a winning record most of the time?
    — Mike Sando, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • None of the five teams in the AL Central has a winning record.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2023
  • And yet the Rangers are the only team ranked in the top 10 in ERA with a losing record.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
  • The Aztecs finished with a losing record for the first time since 2009.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • For the first time since the end of the 2017 season, Atlanta has a winning record.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The buzz: Team each year had a winning record with Dood as the setter.
    — Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The Blue Jays had a losing record until the Padres came to town but are now 25-24.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • Last year, the team finished with a losing record for just the third time since 2000.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Things took a turn for the worse in 2024 as the Cowboys will end the season with a losing record.
    — Valentina Martinez, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In the Wild Card era's 31 seasons, the Pirates have had a losing record in 27 of them.
    — David Faris, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The Giants have not owned a winning record since the second-to-last day of May.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
  • The Chiefs have a winning record when Swift attends their games.
    — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • A bit of luck would help, too, and despite a losing record, the Bears have had some good luck.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The Twins or Guardians could well win the division with a losing record.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • That includes six teams that had a losing record in 2022.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The Bengals are 0-7 against teams with a winning record this year — all but one by one score.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Texas Rangers have a losing record and are third in their division.
    — Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 July 2024
  • The Bullets put on some great games and improved to a winning record in their fourth year.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • And, yes, Houston hasn’t beaten a team with a winning record in a month.
    — Law Murray, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Williams: Dude, 17 of their final 20 games are against teams with a losing record.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Only four teams on the schedule had a losing record in 2023.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024
  • The Angels have not posted a winning record in nine years.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • All the opponents in this eight-game win streak have a losing record.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The Royals hope to snap an eight-year drought without a winning record.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
  • These are the only two teams in the major leagues that have a winning record on the road and a losing record at home.
    — Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • The Steelers may have had a winning record last season but aren't a shoo-in to be good again this year.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The Heat is the only team in that bottom five with a winning record this season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
  • For the first time since the NFL merger a team with a losing record is favored vs. a team eight or more games over .500.
    — Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2022
  • But the Falcons finished 8-9 and had a losing record for the seventh straight season.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025

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