How to Use underdone in a Sentence

underdone

adjective

• There's no need to give up on dinner if your pasta is a little underdone.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
• Cut meats and veggies into evenly-sized pieces so no one will bite into a chunk that's underdone.
  — Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 22 Dec. 2020
• Boil for about 1 minute; the noodles cook quickly and should be slightly underdone.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 1 Jan. 2018
• The blueberry pancakes are tough and the hash browns inside the omelets are underdone.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
• But throwing everything on one pan at the same time can lead to overdone veggies or underdone meat.
  — NBC News, 5 Feb. 2019
• Cookies Cookies were one item that never seemed to come out too underdone or overdone.
  — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2018
• Our testers recorded no sticking, burning, or underdone spots in the rice, which fully absorbed all the rice.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2023
• Look for edges that are set and lightly browned, and centers that are set or still slightly underdone, depending on the type.
  — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
• The fries looked underdone to the Tribune test kitchen staff, so an extra two minutes was added to the baking time for all.
  — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Those two coffee cakes were baked for the same amount of time, but the center in the glass pan was underdone, leading it to sink after it was pulled from the oven.
  — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
• If all of the liquid has been absorbed but the rice is a bit underdone, leave it to stand, covered, for another 5 minutes.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2019
• There was no sticking, burning, or underdone spots, and the tight-fitting lid ensured that all of the liquid was fully absorbed by the rice.
  — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
• There’s slightly underdone (a good thing), and then there’s unwelcome resistance.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• Family members began eating the kabobs but noted that the meat tasted underdone, so it was recooked and served again.
  — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 24 May 2024
• Gone are the days of overcooked edges and underdone centers—this meatloaf bakes up evenly so every inch is perfectly juicy and tender.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2023
• We were also disappointed by the air fryer, which, when used according to instructions, left the fries soggy and underdone.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2023
• The dough has been turbo-boosted with sugar to rise quickly, and an unctuous sea of cheese and meat has been piled atop rubbery underdone or brittle overdone crusts, sometimes occurring in the same pizza.
  — Francesco Lastrucci, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2021
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, rotating from front to back halfway through, until the edges and top have a golden crust but the middle remains slightly underdone, with a toothpick inserted in the center pulling up moist crumbs.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• This called back a strange and underdone bit in which an actor playing Pope Leo said the hot dogs in the Ed Sullivan Theater didn’t meet his rider, and shook his fist from behind a dressing-room door.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2026
• To be sure, people of goodwill can debate whether some of Dodd-Frank’s more aggressive initiatives, such as stress-testing, living wills, and the Volcker Rule, were overkill, underdone, or just right.
  — Bytil Schuermann, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2022
• This ensemble would, in the hands of another director, feel like an abundance of riches, but Liman opts to give The Instigators a grubby, underdone style that dulls a lot of the supporting cast’s colorful work.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024