undermanned
Example Sentences
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The undermanned Americans were able to close out the game against Bosnia, but Pochettino was left with the daunting task of finding a replacement for his most effective weapon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
But the danger for Ukraine, Zaluzhniy said, is that its undermanned army could reach a point of exhaustion unless it can take back the initiative in the high-tech drone war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Arizona keeps fighting but is severely undermanned, and shouldn’t rush Marvin Harrison Jr. back from an appendectomy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Despite such criticism Haiti’s interim Prime Minister Garry Conille told BBC HARDtalk he welcomed the support given how undermanned the Haitian police are.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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
