Examples of 'understate' in a sentence
Meaning of "understate"
Understate means to represent something as less important or severe than it actually is
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- To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.
- To state (something) with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony.
- To state a quantity that is too low.
How to use "understate" in a sentence
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And this may understate the rot.
They understate the job losses significantly.
We neither overstate nor understate our sorrow.
They understate the true response rate.
I do not want to underestimate or understate the challenge.
It is hard to understate the importance of leadership in an organization.
To say he loved it would be to grossly understate things.
It is difficult to understate the danger of such a scenario.
To term it merely an economic crisis is to understate the case.
Do not over or understate what you know.
Its importance to the economy is therefore hard to understate.
I can not understate the importance of acceptance.
Current surveys continue to understate his support.
Tacks may understate after the incitation.
Those numbers almost certainly understate the impact.
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That tended to understate the hugeness of the object.
We tend to overstate the event and understate the process.
But may understate the extent of the vulnerability.
And what maybe the biggest understate of my career.
I cannot understate the degree of grief.
Government statistics are manipulated to understate the inflation rate.
That is not to understate the murderous potential of stupidity.
It is naive and dangerous to understate it.
Do not overstate or understate the value of your merchandise.
This section aims to overstate rather than understate the.
Let us not understate his performance.
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These figures understate the damage.
They understate differences in the quality of institutions across countries.
To call this a mess is to understate the case considerably.
You understate your dilemma.
People with old money love to understate their possessions.
I can not understate the importance of continual practice.
Other studies have shown that children understate occurrences of abuse.
It is hard to understate the importance of these two things.
And these bleak stats almost certainly understate the problem.
I do not want to understate the complexity of the issue.
Understate absolutely nothing.
You tend to understate your affections.
And experts say these numbers almost certainly understate the problem.
That might understate its influence.
Aid workers say the official numbers may understate the epidemic.
Do not understate your vulnerability.
I am sure they understate it.
It is easy to understate the importance of the windows in our homes.
Acknowledge that this assumption may understate or overstate the costs.
It tends to understate the traffic volume by quite a bit at times.
They shall also identify where historical data may understate potential volatility.
You understate the case by three bottles and a thousand tears.
I believe you understate the problem.
