underplay
Example Sentences
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To say Kerr and his squad have taken a comprehensive approach to making history would be to underplay the level of detail involved in "winning our one per cents".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some researchers say current guidelines underplay the risks of transmission, though most still expect the outbreak to be contained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
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
"You cannot underplay the enormity of this giant-killing."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
“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
