understatement
Example Sentences
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To say his first season in charge did not go to plan would be an understatement.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
To say he is not your average 20-year-old would be an understatement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
To call the recent rally surprising would be an understatement.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
If anything, after a few days spent dipping my T. rex hands into the cool primordial sludge of the dinosaur fandom, Panella’s sentiment feels like an understatement.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Not content with their names, they take descriptive titles also—the Empire State, the Garden State, the Granite State—titles proudly borne and little given to understatement.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing understatement
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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