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

"You cannot underplay the enormity of this giant-killing."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Unlike other local underplay kickoffs, this show in support of their final album, “Smoke & Fiction,” carries an extra bit of urgency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

In other cases, descriptions of shipments can be intentionally vague or underplay the total volume of goods being sent.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 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