Examples of 'less than expected' in a sentence

Meaning of "less than expected"

less than expected - This phrase describes a situation where the outcome or result falls short or is below what was anticipated, hoped for, or predicted. It implies a sense of disappointment or dissatisfaction due to the underperformance of something.

How to use "less than expected" in a sentence

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less than expected
They just gained less than expected.
It was less than expected but it was a start.
Battery life was less than expected.
Less than expected performance with apparent intelligence.
I do not like less than expected win.
Inflows of foreign investment have been less than expected.
Damage was less than expected.
Lack of improvement in physical ability or less than expected.
Revenue was also less than expected due to the economic slowdown.
If oven baking results are less than expected.
Spending was slightly less than expected mostly because of delays in some research projects.
Minimum customization much less than expected.
Reports of less than expected therapeutic effect have not exhibited consistent characteristics.
Battery run time is less than expected.
Motor pays less than expected according to what has been achieved in the previous stage.

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Sales on the album were less than expected.
We spent less than expected in Montenegro!
Moderate customization less than expected.
This is less than expected but represents a high percentage of Canada 's population.
The quality may be less than expected.
It also appears that the information asymmetry and signaling discourses overlap less than expected.
Backup time is less than expected.
Comprehensive evaluation and therapeutic management of these patients are less than expected.
Our harvest is less than expected.
The fuel savinfs anticipated by these owners or renters are therefore less than expected.
Economy grew less than expected.
The same can be said if a decline in inventories is less than expected.
My things were sent in a time less than expected and all in good condition.
Levels of use of telehealth systems are often less than expected.
Italy 's economy shrank by less than expected in the second quarter.
Achievements over the past decade had been far less than expected.
Nutt . forest types, and significantly less than expected in the successional lodgepole pine forest types.
One who dies prematurely produces less than expected.
Banks to borrow less than expected from ECB, report shows.
The increased social burden was less than expected.
Homebuilding rebounded less than expected from a nine-month low in July.
Foam results in a sample volume less than expected.
Approved, but less than expected.
It fit in our budget because we had spent so much less than expected.
China 's Oct. exports fall, but less than expected as trade war grinds on.
A refund will be issued if the import fees are less than expected.
Actual budget costs for 1992 were less than expected when UNICEF prepared the budget document.
Willie gets mad at her for producing less than expected.
The 256 GB SSD is a bit less than expected with such powerful hardware.
You may need to spend more or spend less than expected.
A couple of factors contributed to less than expected results for this program.
The slight loss in the peroxycarboxylic acid portion was significantly less than expected.
The drafts were regarded as less than expected for the site.
But job growth was disappointing and average hourly earnings rose less than expected.
Hurricane Dorian is expected to cost less than expected in terms of insured damages.

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