underachiever
Example Sentences
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A committed underachiever, Remi was going blind in her left eye but too slowly to warrant anybody’s concern.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024
In sports, it’s customary to blame the most flamboyant underachiever you can find, and OBJ has done little to help his image lately.
From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2021
Bickford’s reputation coming in was of a laid-back underachiever, but get him one on one and he quickly becomes an inquisitive extrovert.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2021
Here's someone to make you feel like an underachiever - 12-year-old Hend Zaza is the youngest competitor at the Tokyo Olympics.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2021
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 Nadin, Mihai
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