underdone

Example Sentences

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On my visits, execution varied: some overly thick, underdone potato slices; unevenly applied toppings; and swirled-on-top sauce making for dramatic differences among some pies’ slices.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

“You may be a bit of undigested beef,” Charles Dickens wrote, presumably sometime in late October or early November of 1843, “a spot of mustard, a crumb of cheese, a fragment of an underdone potato.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

Culturally different, but geographically close, the two countries have collaborated on border security and counter-terrorism, and share a nervousness about the rise of China, but the commercial relationship has been underdone.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022

Add macaroni; cook 2 to 3 minutes less than manufacturer’s directions, until the outside of pasta is cooked and the inside is underdone.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2019

The rabbit was a shade underdone, but tasted wonderful.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin