undercut
verb (used with object)
to cut under or beneath.
had undercut
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past perfectof undercut.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Rising interest rates, concerns about the economy and costly financing had undercut what had been a booming market for deals.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
The dishy piece outlined how the elder media mogul had undercut his anticipated successor by siding instead with a beloved top executive, Fox News co-founder Roger Ailes, on key programming decisions.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2022
Sununu said that the Times editorial board had "undercut" Biden "tremendously," but also noted that the paper had paid Warren an interesting compliment.
From Fox News ● Jan. 20, 2020
Just as sentimentality had undercut the aluminum tree industry in 1966, it resurrected it in 1996.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
They’d found a place where the flood waters had undercut one of the dirt banks to form a shallow cave.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
