understatement
Example Sentences
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It would not be an understatement to say he was a name most people were unaware of at the start of the winter window.
From BBC
To say that DeAndre Cole inherited a difficult challenge when he became the boys’ basketball coach at Compton Centennial this season would be an understatement.
From Los Angeles Times
Saying the technology sector has had a mixed start to earnings season would be an understatement.
From Barron's
To say that natural-gas futures surged on Wednesday would be “an understatement as prices posted a gain of historic magnitude,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research, in Thursday’s newsletter.
From MarketWatch
To say that natural-gas futures surged on Wednesday would be “an understatement as prices posted a gain of historic magnitude,” said Tyler Richey, co-editor at Sevens Report Research, in Thursday’s newsletter.
From MarketWatch
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