understatement

Example Sentences

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Alphabet’s stock has rallied over the past several months, and calling it technically overbought is an understatement.

From MarketWatch

“It would be a gross understatement and a blatant denial to refer to serious and sustained attacks against religious communities in Nigeria of this magnitude as anything but acts of religious persecution,” U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

To say he has had a false start at Anfield is a masterpiece of understatement.

From BBC

“We have relayed our stance to them both orally and in writing, in the form of a memo from the Foreign Ministry. There is no ambiguity, understatement, nothing like that,” Ryabkov told reporters.

From Washington Post

To say the quick pace affects all elements would be an understatement.

From Seattle Times