understatement
Example Sentences
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To say that natural-gas futures surged on Wednesday would be “an understatement as prices posted a gain of historic magnitude,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research, in Thursday’s newsletter.
From MarketWatch
To say that natural-gas futures surged on Wednesday would be “an understatement as prices posted a gain of historic magnitude,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research, in Thursday’s newsletter.
From MarketWatch
It might be an understatement to say 2026 has gotten off to a chaotic start.
From Barron's
It might be an understatement to say 2026 has gotten off to a chaotic start.
From Barron's
But, as we learn from Ms. Chang’s touching sequel, “Fly, Wild Swans,” in the first book she engaged in some inadvertent understatement.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
