underexpose
verb (used with object)
to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
was underexposing
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past progressiveof underexpose.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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You can make the case that someone like Alex Webb was underexposing Kodachrome 20 years ago, printing Cibachromes from it and getting vibrant colors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2010
