Sample sentences for UNDERSTATEMENT

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a statement that makes something seem less important or extreme than it is

This was a painful understatement.
Bella Forrest -- A Shade of Vampire

To say everyone had a merry time that day was an understatement.
Li Cunxin -- Mao's Last Dancer
Understatement of the year.
Lauren Oliver -- Before I Fall
That's an understatement.
Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune
An understatement, if ever there was one.
Judy Blume -- In the Unlikely Event
"I think that's an understatement," Mack chuckled.
William P. Young -- The Shack
Emptiness and boredom: what an understatement.
Susanna Kaysen -- Girl Interrupted
A few minutes after entering Langa, we stopped in front of an understated white home in the middle of Mshumpela Street.
Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
That's an understatement.
Lois Lowry -- The Giver
Its bell was quiet, the understated sound lending an eerie emphasis.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
She was wearing an understated floral hat, in a pastel color, that contrasted with the white of her hair.
Laura Esquivel -- Like Water for Chocolate
Finally we hit bottom with an understated wh00000m.
Rick Riordan -- The Throne of Fire
Since we've Dumpster-dived for lunch on many occasions, this was an understatement.
James Patterson -- The Angel Experiment
That was the understatement of the century—when the alcohol encounters my face, I jerk back with a yelp.
Sara Gruen -- Water for Elephants
This was an understatement.
Erik Larson -- The Devil in the White City
LINDNER (With understated relief) Thank you.
Lorraine Hansberry -- A Raisin in the Sun
She is tanned, her lips an understated orangey-pink.
Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
Saying I was nervous was a gross understatement.
Kiera Cass -- The Selection
C. J. was understating the gravity of the situation.
Richard Preston -- The Hot Zone
Though she knew it was an understatement worthy of someone with Pete Gandy's intelligence, what else was she supposed to say?
Nicholas Sparks -- The Guardian

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