undersell
verb (used with object)
to sell more cheaply than.
was underselling
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past progressiveof undersell.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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From the size of the crowds standing outside theaters showing “Anora” at Telluride, you might have suspected Baker was underselling his movie a bit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
But Mr. McDivitt, in getting a few laughs from viewers back home, was underselling just how important — and dangerous — his work was for the space program.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
But for this young country, such stately branding was underselling the place.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2019
While white Hollywood was underselling the skills of Lynn Whitfield, Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, and Gabrielle Union, Perry was giving these performers platforms.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 30, 2019
At last the large manufacturers awoke to the fact that Bessemer was underselling them by one hundred dollars a ton, and they hastened to pay a royalty for making steel by the new process.
From Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah K. Bolton
