understate

Example Sentences

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Ms. Ivey’s understated handling of grief leaves readers with a quiet truth: The experience of loss is beyond our control, but the choice of how we offer—and receive—love belongs entirely to us.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rybakina - not entirely surprisingly given her understated personality - regularly flies under the radar.

From BBC

The interior—small, even a bit confining—is inimitably Honda: serene and understated, quietly purposeful, with tasteful applications of tech and lots of single-purpose switches, including the illuminated centrality of the S+ Shift function button.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also found the force in its advice had overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters, while understating the risks posed to the Israeli fans.

From BBC

However, it concluded the force overstated the threat posed by the Israeli fans and understated the risk posed to them.

From BBC