How to Use underplay in a Sentence

underplay

verb

• I thought she underplayed her character.
• Don't underplay the importance of exercise.
• The scale of the exposure is easy to underplay.
  — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
• But the biggest value of all, and this is underplayed in the media, is this was a test flight.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
• Schools often underplay how much students may need to borrow.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2022
• If overplayed, the proceedings can seem crude; if underplayed, dull.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 29 Sep. 2019
• Backlogs underplay how many planes China will end up needing.
  — Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
• Blevins’ fear of harassment cannot be ignored or underplayed, either.
  — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, 14 Aug. 2018
• Riggio, known to all as Len, is underplaying for effect, and the barest hint of a smile creeps onto his face.
  — Ted Loos, WSJ, 24 May 2018
• Sarandon nicely underplays it while Midler, in full Bette mode, isn’t afraid to go way over the top.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 July 2024
• Leeds’ form should not be underplayed either, with just two losses in their previous 10 league games.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
• Notice the costs of underplaying the conversation, which many tend to do.
  — Hylke Faber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
• In the name of national unity, the jokes often underplayed, and downplayed.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2020
• None of this is to underplay the value of this agreement to Paramount’s streaming business.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
• Others say such comments underplay the consequences of the oil blockade.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• As his out-of-work dad, Jim Belushi amps down his typical bluster, even underplaying at times.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 May 2018
• And the process did get to the drummer, who threw a tantrum that, if anything, is underplayed in the film, according to Langan.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
• Guijarro is underplaying her role in that final.
  — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• To say both were impressive would be underplaying the occasion.
  — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Heyman said that fact has been underplayed in the lead-up to WrestleMania 34.
  — Gene Guillot, NOLA.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• As a result, the company’s problems were overlooked and underplayed.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2018
• Pinkins has swagger, wit, and the confidence of a performer who knows how to reel an audience in by underplaying.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
• Wilkins really offers a masterclass in the comedic merits of just slightly underplaying to make the jokes land.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
• Eaton and Ezell don’t underplay the difficulty of cracking down on the mills or screening out fake degree holders.
  — Emma Whitford, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Averages errors also tend to underplay the chance of a wide difference between the early polls and the end result.
  — Harry Enten, CNN, 7 Apr. 2018
• Trump's rush to claim credit for the opening also underplays the contribution of other key players.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 27 Apr. 2018
• Shareholders have no other way to bet on the promising global eyewear market, but are still underplaying the drama.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2019
• Not to underplay the seriousness of the situation, of course, but the suspect never made it inside.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
• The groups also pointed to Japanese history books which underplay the country's war crimes.
  — James Griffiths, CNN, 11 May 2017
• There is no evidence that Swedes are underplaying the enormity of the disease rampaging across the globe.
  — New York Times, 24 Mar. 2020