underweight

Example Sentences

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While Apple remains the single-biggest holding in Berkshire’s stock portfolio, the conglomerate had been underweight in technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The strategists said they are negative on European equities and underweight cyclicals versus defensives.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

From the age of 13, an eating disorder left her dangerously underweight.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The bank held the consumer discretionary sector at underweight.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

This particular summer afternoon, in a dusty geological library in Vienna, Sergeant Major von Rumpel follows an underweight secretary wearing brown shoes, brown stockings, a brown skirt, and a brown blouse through stacks of periodicals.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr