Definition of UNDERAPPRECIATED

Examples of underappreciated in a Sentence

Her work is underappreciated by the critics.

Recent Examples on the Web

One of Rateike’s underappreciated jobs was coordinating all the communications department’s interns. — Maureen Groppe, Indianapolis Star, "Hoosier working in White House heading back to Indiana after leading Trump cabinet communications," 29 June 2018 Mary Lou hopes to use this underappreciated chunk of the spectrum to disrupt the market for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), whose expense and relative inaccessibility almost led to her untimely death. — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, "Ars on your lunch break, week 3: Mary Lou Jepsen and peering into the brain," 28 June 2018 For the second year in a row, Mandy Moore was underappreciated as the matriarch of the family who had to keep it all together after beloved Jack (Ventimiglia) died. — Danielle Turchiano, chicagotribune.com, "Emmy nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises," 12 July 2018 Management is underappreciated as a contributor to success. — The Economist, "User-rating systems are cut-rate substitutes for a skilful boss," 28 June 2018 All major regions of Italy and many different styles are represented, but there are particular values to be found among the wide selection of northern Italian whites – a criminally underappreciated region. — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "SheWolf is Michigan's only restaurant milling its own flour," 27 June 2018 Zach Gibson/Getty Images One of the most underappreciated reasons that Donald Trump won the 2016 election was voters motivated by a vacancy on the Supreme Court. — Jane Coaston, Vox, "Polling data shows Republicans turned out for Trump in 2016 because of the Supreme Court," 29 June 2018 In midtown, the somewhat underappreciated Kasbah (2115 J St., 916-442-4388) is a higher-end lounge-style dining destination that offers halal options – but also cocktails, unusually for a place with Middle Eastern bent. — Kate Washington, sacbee, "Halal cuisine has blossomed around Sacramento. Here's a rundown of places to check out," 29 June 2018 Sanda Oh, who yesterday became the first Asian-American women to get an Emmy nomination for leading actress, plays a brilliant but underappreciated MI5 investigator who’s obsessed with a quirky female serial killer. — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, "9 Emmy-Nominated Shows You Can Binge to Escape Reality," 13 July 2018

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