undermanned
Example Sentences
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The investigations reveal undermanned departments and under-trained sailors, who appear to have grown accustomed to operating that way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
A week after the Rams lost to the seemingly undermanned San Francisco 49ers, they will travel to play the Lamar Jackson-less Baltimore Ravens and M&T Bank Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
Shalaleh Barlow, who is based in Essex, described family courts as "undermanned" and "no longer fit for purpose".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
But that brief reprieve from a New Jersey Devils onslaught, with goaltender interference the savior, ultimately didn’t matter in a game where the undermanned Kraken defenders abandoned their netminder.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
The Watch now had garrisons at Icemark, Long Barrow, Sable Hall, Greyguard, and Deep Lake, all badly undermanned, but ten castles still stood empty and abandoned.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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