mothballed

Example Sentences

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Also, if you are trading in your current car, estimating its market value by consulting several sources can help you avoid getting lowballed on that part of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

“Having to experience everything that came with receiving the lowballed appraisal was overwhelming. Being able to tell our story and knowing we had legal recourse helped.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Even in states without sweeping salary transparency laws, workers are learning from the model created by these laws and protecting themselves from being lowballed.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Among the alleged reasons, according to Vanity Fair: "the production lowballed him," "they were rushing things," and there were two prop assistants but no separate armorer, which Zoromski described as the "dealbreaker."

From Fox News • Feb. 19, 2022

In the years following, she went public about being insultingly lowballed by Netflix when they offered her a chance to do a comedy special, which didn't win her many friends, either.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2020