underachiever

Example Sentences

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Who better to show a chronic underachiever how to maximize his gifts than a player preparing for a record 23rd season?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

A committed underachiever, Remi was going blind in her left eye but too slowly to warrant anybody’s concern.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

The Tar Heels, a No. 8 seed by résumé only, continued their late-season transformation from underachiever to powerhouse.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2022

Here's someone to make you feel like an underachiever - 12-year-old Hend Zaza is the youngest competitor at the Tokyo Olympics.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 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