How to Use understate in a Sentence

understate

verb

• She's trying to understate the issue.
• He understated his taxable income.
• The thick and doughy crust was one of our faves, but the sauce and cheese are understated.
  — cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020
• The bottle is both understated and bold, just like the scent.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 13 Sep. 2024
• To say that was rare during the Gilded age of the late 1800s is understating it.
  — Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024
• It is understated enough to be worn with anything at all, from jeans to a tux, and the prices aren’t too crazy.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
• And that may understate the decline in the supply of labor.
  — Greg Ip, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022
• The thin white lines are understated and clean, while still adding a playful touch.
  — Tasha Nicole Smith, ELLE, 26 July 2023
• The dress code is as understated as a white linen button-up.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
• The poll may understate support for the most common forms of busing.
  — Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2019
• To say the Pimm’s Cup is extremely British is to still somehow understate it.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 June 2022
• The result is a surface that feels rich and luxe yet still understated.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2023
• There is just no way to understate how important Sunday's win was for the Colts.
  — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2020
• Your top could be flashy or understated in a black or neutral hue.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 23 July 2024
• To say there is no love lost between Griffin and Trump is to understate a very public feud.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2021
• The loss of Redick to the New Orleans Pelicans should not be understated.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Aug. 2019
• And some states report in ways that understate their totals.
  — New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020
• The loss of Brontae Harris early in fall camp cannot be understated.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 11 Sep. 2019
• And the trust factor here to both of you, gentlemen, cannot be understated more.
  — Fox News, 1 Aug. 2018
• In both cases, the role of our stars is grossly understated.
  — Jeff Fuhrer, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Despite the seriousness of the build, the black-and-white pickup is understated and right at home in Alaskan snow.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
• Magid has made a film that’s cool, assured, and understated.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2019
• Tesla has been known to play with the numbers, while Ford tends to understate estimates.
  — Brooke Crothers, Forbes, 27 June 2021
• As opposed to the more wild concepts, this one is understated.
  — Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2019
• By any metric, 2023 was one of the most impressive years of all time for a singular pop star, and even that understates how huge the year was for Swift.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2023
• The beer segment continues to do the heavy lifting — and that might even be understating it.
  — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
• To start, this type of rollout shouldn’t be understated.
  — Frank Fawzi, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• The timing of the UW-Madison deal cannot be understated, Saba agreed.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2024
• But that read of things understates her sheer force of will—her outright refusal, as with the Oscars dress, to ever be counted out.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
• The impact of such wholesale disruption cannot be understated.
  — Leonardo Trasande, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024