How to Use lopsided in a Sentence

lopsided

adjective
  • The house had a lopsided porch.
  • They won the game by a lopsided score of 25–3.
  • This looks like one of the most lopsided matchups of the week.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2022
  • This was a game of lopsided runs.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • On the ice, the trade-offs were more lopsided.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
  • With that there’ll be some teething pains, some lopsided score lines.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • This game could have stayed lopsided.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Some bettors might not want to bet on a lopsided spread.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The final score was lopsided, but most of the game was not.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Is the trick to use out the ones with the lopsided yolks for something else?
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The same lopsided scale is there in terms of fundraising, too.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • This was the most lopsided loss in his tenure.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • On one hand, a coach doesn’t want to risk injury to a starter in such a lopsided game.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • The blowout was so lopsided that many fans didn't stick around to see the final buzzer.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • This game has the potential to be among the most lopsided games of the year.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Look at how lopsided the match was in favor of Spain.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026
  • Games were won and lost in lopsided starts and that held true again Sunday.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2022
  • If not for Bobrovsky, this would have been a much more lopsided game.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 May 2025
  • This is beginning to change, but the progress so far is lopsided.
    — Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2021
  • The game was as lopsided as the final score appears.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In three games against each other so far, the numbers are even more lopsided.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
  • If a promise feels lopsided or chores aren’t shared equally, talk about it.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But there are still lopsided games as 79 teams have now embraced the sport.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The 22-point loss was their second-most lopsided on the road.
    — Eric Olson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The drinks are strong, and the ceilings are low (not to mention the lopsided dance floor).
    — Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
  • Prune overlong or lopsided growth to create a round canopy.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But the cracks are showing in this lopsided bromance.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
  • Yes, that’s a lopsided score in favor of the team that has lost eight of the last night in the series.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
  • For as lopsided as the final score looked, the Tigers did hang around for much of the first half.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
  • New Orleans was on the wrong end of a lopsided loss in first meeting.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023

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