underplay

Example Sentences

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By endeavoring to tell the entire history of art, as far as their collections allow, they sometimes underplay a concentration within their holdings that makes them distinctive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Consumer advocates are raising concerns that this type of data collection and customized advertising can be used to promote higher-priced products and underplay discounted products for some customers based on their shopping habits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

And if you underplay it, they’re like, “John, why didn’t you go harder?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

"The cliche would be to underplay it but, we need to start with a win on Sunday, pure and simple," said North.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

“In low-power distance index countries,” Hofstede wrote in his classic text Culture’s Consequences: power is something of which power holders are almost ashamed and they will try to underplay.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell