Sample Sentences for
understatement
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    "I'm sorry, okay? I took it too far." Understatement.  (source)
    Understatement = a statement that makes something seem less extreme than it is
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    This was a huge understatement, of course.  (source)
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    To say I make it in the nick of time is an understatement.  (source)
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    Calling him "bruised" would be an understatement.  (source)
    understatement = presenting something as less extreme than it is
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    The decor is understated, tasteful, what Idris has come to think of as "expat chic."†  (source)
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    We tend to overstate and to understate, to glorify the good and ignore the bad in ourselves.†  (source)
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    If I have said anything that understates the truth and indicates my having a patience that allows me to settle for anything less than brotherhood, I beg God to forgive me.†  (source)
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    C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.†  (source)
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    "Once they figure out he's not you … It's a problem," Roy agreed: the understatement of the year.  (source)
    understatement = a statement that makes something seem less extreme than it is
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    LINDNER (With understated relief) Thank you.†  (source)
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    These figures undoubtedly understate antiemancipation sentiment, for the regiment's colonel was a strong supporter of the proclamation and the poll was an open one.†  (source)
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    But this statistic actually understates the matter.†  (source)
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    "It's a knockout," I said, understating my admiration.†  (source)
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