undersize
AmericanEtymology
Origin of undersize
Example Sentences
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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
“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
New superstars are emerging, too, most notably Budda Baker, an undersize ball-hawking defensive back.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2020
Along with normal antibodies, they had sifted out what appeared to be an undersize version of the molecules.
From Science Magazine • May 10, 2018
The first pair of twins, born twenty years ago to Melissa, were undersize and weak from birth, especially one of them.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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