underachiever
Example Sentences
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This club has won back to back NFC Easts and delivered a title just two seasons ago, but remains dogged by underachiever vibes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Who better to show a chronic underachiever how to maximize his gifts than a player preparing for a record 23rd season?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
He is regarded as an underachiever with a gaping hole in his otherwise glittering CV because he has yet to win the Masters at Augusta to complete the career Grand Slam.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
A committed underachiever, Remi was going blind in her left eye but too slowly to warrant anybody’s concern.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
Bart Simpson, the underachiever, "mediocre and proud of it," is a model for everyone who is told that what really counts is to feel good, period.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
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