underestimate

Example Sentences

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Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch, who was appointed last summer at 19, said his skills were often "underestimated", adding "you cannot use my age to dismiss what I'm doing - we're doing a good job".

From BBC

"I underestimated how difficult the first month would be, I just wanted to start feeling OK."

From BBC

Because of that assumption, they underestimated the mass of the black hole and overestimated the mass of the neutron star.

From Science Daily

“Our expectation that this crisis could last for months instead of weeks likely means that markets are underestimating the disruption to global energy markets,” Dhar added.

From The Wall Street Journal

Never underestimate the passion of Brazil, which helped power “I’m Still Here” to a win here last year.

From Los Angeles Times