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
According to Mr Kessler, such an operation would further stretch an already overburdened and undermanned Secret Service.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
The Lakers, who have lost three in a row, close out a trip Friday in Denver — another tough game where the Lakers will be severely undermanned.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
