underplay

Example Sentences

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Others say such comments underplay the consequences of the oil blockade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

By endeavoring to tell the entire history of art, as far as their collections allow, they sometimes underplay a concentration within their holdings that makes them distinctive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Knapp, who lost her home and plans to rebuild, did not underplay the years of recovery ahead, but as we spoke, she dropped a few cubes of sugar into that bitter cup of coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025

"One of the things I love about this country and I think we underplay it, is that we have we have always been actually one of the most open and generous countries."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

“In low-power distance index countries,” Hofstede wrote in his classic text Culture’s Consequences: power is something of which power holders are almost ashamed and they will try to underplay.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell