cellar dwellers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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So we’re seeing what happens when a mad-scientist schedule allows a non-playoff team to play almost nothing but cellar dwellers for a month.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2023
His Rockets teams — he bought the franchise in 2017 for $2.2 billion — have gone from title contenders in his first years of ownership to cellar dwellers.
From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2023
The Dodgers never take any team lightly as they know full well, “On any given day” they can lose to even the cellar dwellers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2021
That didn’t stop the swoosh from concocting over 100 possible jersey, pant, and helmet combos for the Big Ten cellar dwellers, however.
From Golf Digest • Aug. 27, 2018
Even when they struggle against other championship contenders, they can play .600 baseball simply by whipping the East and the cellar dwellers from other divisions.
From Washington Post • May 27, 2017
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