sub-par

Example Sentences

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While England fans will be scratching their heads over a sub-par championship, France's followers can celebrate an eighth Six Nations title win that came courtesy of some breathtaking play.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Over the past few years, Intel has lost ground in both the personal-computer and server central processing unit markets, largely due to sub-par chips compared to similar offerings from AMD and Arm.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

A mixture of injuries and sub-par performances have limited Grealish to only 17 Premier League starts in two seasons, with the lack of minutes also costing him a place in England's Euro 2024 squad.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

McIlroy saved par and used that momentum to shoot 71, his first sub-par opening round at the Masters since 2018.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

Their platonic version of a meet-cute occurs when Elizabeth angrily storms into his office to dress him down for being a sub-par provider.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023