undersell
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"It's really hard to undersell the impact of having a little bit of vision," Brendan says.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
To say it confounded Buehler would undersell the toll it took on his usually unflappable psyche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
The movies have ostensibly been at death’s door at least since the shift to sync sound, which isn’t to undersell the industry’s business woes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
He added it was Fifa's "moral and legal obligation not to undersell" the event.
From BBC ● May 2, 2023
“He’s finding out how much we’re charging so he can undersell us!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As impressive as that is, it actually undersells the school’s import.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
But even that eye-popping number undersells just how efficient he was, as he prepares to face the San Francisco 49ers for a spot in the NFC Championship game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"Everyone starts off with the pace, but I think that really undersells Louis' value," he told Rugby Union Weekly.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
The only way that Scott might not be a vice presidential “hopeful” is that the phrase undersells it.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2024
The commercial nation that undersells Englishmen in England, Frenchmen in France, Italians in Italy and Turks in Turkey, consumes more malt liquor than they drink of all other liquors.
From Greifenstein by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
But spending time around that ferry has made me wonder if modern life has undersold inconvenience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Alex Hassell, who plays Rupert, not knowingly undersold in the show as the "handsomest man in England", says that, to his surprise, his on-screen relationship has become a hit with Gen Z.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The most recent auction in May was not only undersold, but left an estimated $961 million of credits on the table, according to a report from the nonprofit Clean and Prosperous California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Newsom, nevertheless, said he would welcome being undersold, as it would be an indication of a successful market disruption.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
She’s undersold herself because she’s not simply a hugger, she’s a damn good hugger.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
One key point: Don’t sell yourself short by underselling what you accomplished.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
In fact, he might have been underselling things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026
After this uncharacteristic foray into newsiness, Mulaney doubled down on his self-deprecating style of underselling his series "Everybody's Live," which will air live weekly starting March 12 for 12 weeks.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
To say that the Tejano rapper is at home onstage would be underselling the concept of comfort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
“Why, yes. I would be underselling my competitors.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
