understatement
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Seen in two venues, that balance shifted: The High’s theatrical immersion emphasized Evans’s ominous undercurrents, while the Whitney’s understatement illuminates her generative spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
When Dolly Parton sang, “Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living,” it was an understatement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"To say that the circumstance surrounding how they came to be in the bath are unusual would be an understatement," she told the court.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It would be an understatement to say that the site’s library of films available for logging, rating and reviewing is extensive.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
To say she was getting little sleep these days was an understatement.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
As for the camp factor, many massive understatements in the script will trigger appreciative howls of laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
It was one of the greatest understatements of all time.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
In the world of understatements, saying there’s a lot of television out there has to rank among the boldest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
“He’ll tell you he ‘plays a little keyboard,’ but that is one of the most tremendous understatements ever.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
I told him no lies, but I told him only half the truth; and if he chooses to indulge mentally in any romantic understatements, why, he is welcome, and bless his simple heart!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 by Various
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