undersize

Example Sentences

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He had been a linebacker at Arizona State, a kid out of Fremont, Calif., who was undersize for his position.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

The undersize forward also applied suffocating defense while guarding Banchero, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound freshman standout.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

“We have tried to underspend and undersize what was really needed to get over the top of the mountain,” the Republican governor told reporters during a Friday coronavirus briefing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2021

The same could be said of Mitski Miyawaki’s work: Her songs mine rich, dark interior worlds, probing feelings of isolation, yearning and outsize ambition met with undersize rewards.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020

But they are undersize, and you can see the sadness in their eyes.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall