undersell
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"It's really hard to undersell the impact of having a little bit of vision," Brendan says.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
You have to do the homework and absorb it and not oversell it, not undersell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The movies have ostensibly been at death’s door at least since the shift to sync sound, which isn’t to undersell the industry’s business woes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
“Our kids are durable. We undersell them sometimes.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
“He’s finding out how much we’re charging so he can undersell us!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
But even Reitzes’ target undersells what is possible.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
But believing that Citigroup is ripe for another relapse undersells how much has changed at the bank—and around it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
"Everyone starts off with the pace, but I think that really undersells Louis' value," he told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
The only way that Scott might not be a vice presidential “hopeful” is that the phrase undersells it.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2024
There is a great centralizing movement going on, since the large shop undersells and suppresses the smaller one, and combinations unite many great shops under one management.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark
But spending time around that ferry has made me wonder if modern life has undersold inconvenience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I really wanted to see the best of our players, but we undersold ourselves today. That's torture for me."
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
The most recent auction in May was not only undersold, but left an estimated $961 million of credits on the table, according to a report from the nonprofit Clean and Prosperous California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
The close-ups of their faces, as they crumple or freeze in the act of realization, are devastating, and not just for those undersold at $1.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
She’s undersold herself because she’s not simply a hugger, she’s a damn good hugger.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Without wishing to draw the ire of Swifties, McIntyre may actually be underselling the World Cup’s potential economic impact.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
“This really is the most historic sporting event of all time,” White said in a prefight video, underselling as always.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
One key point: Don’t sell yourself short by underselling what you accomplished.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
After this uncharacteristic foray into newsiness, Mulaney doubled down on his self-deprecating style of underselling his series “Everybody’s Live,” which will air live weekly starting March 12 for 12 weeks.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
“Why, yes. I would be underselling my competitors.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
