underexpose
verb (used with object)
to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
underexposed
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past participleof underexpose.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof underexpose.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
underexposeverb (used with object)to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
Example Sentences
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Because lead absorbs far more X rays, letters appeared as bright marks against the darker carbonized material, similar to brighter regions on an underexposed black and white negative.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Investors have been underexposed to energy stocks for some time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Yet in the main, Ireland's squad - outside their starting XV and a handful of select others - feels underexposed to the highest level of Test rugby.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
“The world recognizes it is still overexposed to the U.S. dollar and underexposed to gold,” Gleason told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
I did not expect much of the plate, because it had been exposed and handled carelessly, and I thought that it might prove to be underexposed or light-struck.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
