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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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
Shortly before the lunch, a reporter asked Trump whether he had undercut Tillerson with his comments to Forbes.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2017
By the time he finally rejected it in November, collapsing oil prices had undercut the whole point of the project.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2016
It was not the first time that he had undercut Elizebeth and William.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
