had underestimated
- past perfect of underestimate.
Example Sentences
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In the case of AF447, the French court found that Airbus had long known that a critical airspeed sensor on the A330 jet was prone to freezing, and had underestimated the risk that it posed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
A metal shutter and two security gates were damaged in the incident, and police said the stores had underestimated the need for security.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
A spokesperson for Brecon Mountain Rescue Team - which covers Wales' second largest national park, Bannau Brycheiniog - said it had also received call-outs where people had underestimated conditions.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
In New York City, low annual estimates from the 2010s shaped the city’s politics and sense of self, before the 2020 Census revealed that they had underestimated the population by 550,000 people!
From Slate ● May 16, 2025
But the trader had underestimated the depth of Uncle Kufa’s fear.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
