understatement
Example Sentences
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Initial data showed 25 Foundayo prescriptions, but analysts believe this is an understatement.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Harry's mother, Sarah Carter, told the court: "Anything I write will be an understatement of the depth of pain."
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
To call CF an under-the-radar company may be an understatement.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
According to the Constitution and the values that fueled the American Revolution, this is an understatement.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
I enjoyed Francis’ words, even though they lacked the casual sense of understatement known to be the correct way to behave in Cambridge.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing understatement
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The Giver
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Rhetoric
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