undersize
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Origin of undersize
Example Sentences
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The book’s table of contents is also modest, designed to resemble a typically undersize European golf score card: nine chapters out, nine chapters in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
He had been a linebacker at Arizona State, a kid out of Fremont, Calif., who was undersize for his position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
The undersize forward also applied suffocating defense while guarding Banchero, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound freshman standout.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2022
“We have tried to underspend and undersize what was really needed to get over the top of the mountain,” the Republican governor told reporters during a Friday coronavirus briefing.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2021
He tossed the undersize crab back in the water.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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