underachiever

Example Sentences

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He is regarded as an underachiever with a gaping hole in his otherwise glittering CV because he has yet to win the Masters at Augusta to complete the career Grand Slam.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

He could spend the remainder of his career here as an underachiever who couldn’t stay healthy, or he could go elsewhere and be a reborn savior.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

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

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