undersell

Example Sentences

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Tribus and Gittens dance with skill and elegance, but they undersell the blink-and-you’ll-miss-them jokes so much that they barely register.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

Eight consecutive losses to a team probably makes that punctuation appropriate if not a bit of an undersell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2024

"Don't undersell someone who comes from outside a system to change the system," Bruce Cahan, a professional colleague, said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

“I guess what I would say, to be as charitable as possible, is that there are strong incentives in politics to undersell the costs of a program like this,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

“He’s finding out how much we’re charging so he can undersell us!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom