Example Sentences

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“Combustible performance is underwhelming while new categories are performing strongly,” RBC Capital Markets analyst James Edwardes Jones said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Ten goals in 30 league games is underwhelming, but sources at the club say they remain happy with the £31m deal that brought him in from Villarreal.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

This much Twitter got right: It is underwhelming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023

As a vehicle for Faist’s talents, “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game,” written and directed by Austin and Meredith Bragg, here credited as the Bragg Brothers, is underwhelming.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

People around here like football, but the atmosphere is underwhelming compared to the basketball games.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick