underweight

Example Sentences

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The bank held the consumer discretionary sector at underweight.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

MS cuts its target price 1.2% to A$34.00 and stays underweight on the stock, which is up 4.4% at A$39.28.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Boone was underweight, had sore ears and sore eyes when he first came into the RSPCA's care, Murphy explained.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The largest discrepancy appeared in the underweight group.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

This particular summer afternoon, in a dusty geological library in Vienna, Sergeant Major von Rumpel follows an underweight secretary wearing brown shoes, brown stockings, a brown skirt, and a brown blouse through stacks of periodicals.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr