undersell
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Shankly, not one to knowingly undersell his players, told Keegan within a fortnight of arriving at Liverpool that he would play for England.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Politicians had also sometimes used the term to "undersell the role", it says.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2024
Eight consecutive losses to a team probably makes that punctuation appropriate if not a bit of an undersell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
So let’s not completely undersell what the Kraken accomplished this season.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
“He’s finding out how much we’re charging so he can undersell us!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In some ways, the Amalfi’s stealth undersells the beast beneath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
El-Sayed’s close win, in which he underperformed the polling, in some ways undersells his achievement.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
As impressive as that is, it actually undersells the school’s import.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
"Everyone starts off with the pace, but I think that really undersells Louis' value," he told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
There is a great centralizing movement going on, since the large shop undersells and suppresses the smaller one, and combinations unite many great shops under one management.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark
While an associate justice, Alito’s power on the Court shouldn’t be undersold.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Although he never officially requested a trade, he spoke out against the analytics models that he believed undersold his value to his team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Maybe I undersold Polinger as “Raw” 101, or maybe Ducournau is regressing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Retailer John Lewis is bringing back its "never knowingly undersold" price pledge from Monday, two years after abandoning it.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
She’s undersold herself because she’s not simply a hugger, she’s a damn good hugger.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Without wishing to draw the ire of Swifties, McIntyre may actually be underselling the World Cup’s potential economic impact.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
One key point: Don’t sell yourself short by underselling what you accomplished.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
In fact, he might have been underselling things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
After this uncharacteristic foray into newsiness, Mulaney doubled down on his self-deprecating style of underselling his series "Everybody's Live," which will air live weekly starting March 12 for 12 weeks.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
“Why, yes. I would be underselling my competitors.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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