understatement
Example Sentences
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The current obsession with understatement may not last, and it is probably unfair to expect Mandava - or any young model - to remain frozen in this version of herself forever.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
To call the recent rally surprising would be an understatement.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
To say that would be an understatement in and of itself.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Prodigious is an understatement for the display, which was curated by the museum’s Massimiliano Gioni, Gary Carrion-Murayari, Vivian Crockett and Madeline Weisburg with Calvin Wang.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
From England, with typical understatement: “There appears to be much mystery associated with the affair.”
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing understatement
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