undersize

Example Sentences

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“We have tried to underspend and undersize what was really needed to get over the top of the mountain,” the Republican governor told reporters during a Friday coronavirus briefing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2021

The tour begins in a wry, how-the-mighty-have-fallen string of humble hotel rooms, sparsely attended performances in undersize venues, and the general assumption that Laurel and Hardy are retired.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2018

For much of his career, McKinnie had operated as an undersize power forward.

From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2018

In contrast, the undersize antibodies of sharks and the camel family are not half-finished rejects.

From Science Magazine • May 10, 2018

The first pair of twins, born twenty years ago to Melissa, were undersize and weak from birth, especially one of them.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall