How to Use underappreciated in a Sentence

underappreciated

adjective
  • Her work is underappreciated by the critics.
  • If the goal was to give underappreciated artists their due, the setup didn’t quite work.
    Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022
  • That and a fondness for one of the most underappreciated films in the series.
    Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2021
  • An underappreciated way to get a luxe look in your bathroom is to change the lighting—both the fixtures themselves and the placement.
    Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The only Washington team to win a Super Bowl in a non-strike season, this underappreciated band would have gone all the way in most years.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Haendiges said that the white flag alerts are more common in the winter but the dangers heat present to the unsheltered is underappreciated.
    Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2022
  • Betty Davis, the cult funk singer and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis who left an underappreciated yet trailblazing body of work, died Wednesday at the age of 77.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Davis’s case shows one of the underappreciated dangers of the disease.
    Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The only Washington team to win a Super Bowl in a non-strike season, these underappreciated (former name) would have gone all the way in most years.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Tee Higgins is really coming on, and Tyler Boyd might be one of the most underappreciated slot receivers in the league.
    Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2021
  • His most underappreciated effort was based on an idea Eddie Murphy had for a satire about puppets in the projects.
    Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • For many, in other words, a torch song written from the POV of an underappreciated grown-man doll has become the unlikely anthem of the summer.
    Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Yet, hope is one of those things that is underappreciated and overlooked.
    Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • While a pandemic unleashed by a disease from the distant past sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie, scientists warn that the risks, though low, are underappreciated.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • In a place as car-centric as Los Angeles, the 9,000-plus miles of sidewalk spread through the city are often overlooked and underappreciated.
    Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Defense is perhaps one of the most underappreciated parts of a catcher’s game.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2022
  • There are many threats to elections, but this is one that's underappreciated.
    Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 18 June 2024
  • What are underappreciated parts of the city that every New Yorker should know?
    Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Thompson: For me, Superstore remains one of the most underappreciated TV comedies of the last 10 or 15 years.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • As a runner, Tanner is underappreciated but at the same time Caleb is special there.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • But which are the most underappreciated scary movies that keep your favorite horror creators up at night?
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021
  • On Wednesday, Bateman caught a 65-yard touchdown pass and showed off his speed, perhaps an underappreciated part of his game.
    Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2022
  • Becoming part of the divestment movement and greening your 401(k) is a quick and underappreciated way to do that.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But the star is Bening, who has the overworked, overwrought and underappreciated Joy down pat from her first appearance.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
  • With this in mind, Hunter feels Williams' hard work is going underappreciated.
    Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2022
  • As the alarm wailed and Alabama Shakes sang on, the chef waved a tea towel with one hand and swigged wine with the other, muttering something about being underappreciated.
    Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Leonsis, 67, said that in the end his decision did not hinge on crime, noise or feeling underappreciated.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • For inspiration, states could look to an underappreciated episode of the Cold War.
    Lauren Kahn, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
  • Crafted from the Chenin Blanc grape, this wine is one of the world’s most underappreciated varietals, especially in America.
    Johnny Noakes, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Zoom in: The research, published as a viewpoint in the journal Environmental Research Letters, makes a simple — yet perhaps underappreciated — point.
    Andrew Freedman, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024

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