undermanned
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of undermanned
Example Sentences
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The investigations reveal undermanned departments and under-trained sailors, who appear to have grown accustomed to operating that way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
But the danger for Ukraine, Zaluzhniy said, is that its undermanned army could reach a point of exhaustion unless it can take back the initiative in the high-tech drone war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
Arizona keeps fighting but is severely undermanned, and shouldn’t rush Marvin Harrison Jr. back from an appendectomy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
"It's unempowered, it's undermanned and the quality of staff and magistrates is below par," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
The Watch now had garrisons at Icemark, Long Barrow, Sable Hall, Greyguard, and Deep Lake, all badly undermanned, but ten castles still stood empty and abandoned.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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