Example Sentences

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It would conclude that counter-extremism agencies did not share sufficient intelligence, and were underfunded, undertrained and "overwhelmed by demand", he forecast.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

One elementary school principal spoke of a string of central-office mandates that stripped principals of meaningful autonomy and also a system that left principals undertrained for essential tasks such as evaluating teachers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

“I was so undertrained, and I had no idea what I was doing,” Pekari said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Kirby said Russia's mobilized forces were undertrained, underequipped, and unprepared for combat.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

I'm a little undertrained now; been putting in all my time on leg work.

From The Haunted Pajamas by Elliott, Francis Perry