How to Use undersized in a Sentence

undersized

adjective

• He is undersized for a basketball player.
• Bernard is undersized but has good range and plays the pass well.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
• Such is the plight of an undersized back who plays a big back’s game.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
• Maryland made four of six free throws and the undersized team was outscored 42-22 in the paint.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• That's a change from years ago when Williams came to the Suns in 2019, and before when the Suns were undersized and one of the league's worst teams.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2022
• The roof rafters were the correct size, but the center ridge board was very much undersized.
  — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
• Patrick Mekari, undersized for a tackle, played well on the right side.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• Thomas, too, while much taller than Gladys, is undersized in her sport at 5 feet 9 and does bold things.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 19 Sep. 2021
• All of them are undersized at this point in their careers.
  — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2022
• The center is undersized but has a hard shot and goes into the tough areas.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
• Meanwhile, Texas stopped pounding it in the paint against the undersized Red Raiders.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Feb. 2021
• The wiring harness for the radio may have an undersized wire.
  — Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2021
• Charcey said of how her once undersized baby had now taken over the world.
  — Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
• That was undersized guard Josh Beekman, a fourth-rounder in 2007.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• Some ends are a little undersized but can rush the passer.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 21 June 2022
• Horford, a true 4 who has played undersized at the 5, is an anchor on and off the court for a team that has had its share of drama.
  — J. Michael, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2021
• The rest of her life fits like a cruelly undersized pair of Christian Louboutins.
  — John Anderson, WSJ, 26 July 2022
• But there’s still Kyler Murray, who is in some ways the Tiny Tim of the operation — a bit undersized, yes, but the heart and soul of the whole thing.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2021
• The undersized Leavitt played 308 snaps on Green Bay’s improved special teams — the second-most on the team.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
• The ground harness wiring may be undersized and may cause a connector to melt.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2021
• Jordin Blackmon made a short turnaround to start the game, and then sliced through the undersized Dragon defense for a layup.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• At 6'9, Looney was always viewed as a bit of an undersized center.
  — Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 3 May 2023
• Liddell is undersized at 6-foot-7 but plays much bigger than that, and his skill level makes up for the lack of size.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2021
• Ten years ago, Steve Erzinger was an undersized senior linebacker at 210 pounds and one of the captains of the Army football team.
  — New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021
• The Bullets were a fast-breaking and undersized bunch — though a beast on the boards, center Wes Unseld stood just 6-foot-6 — and seemed to draw their strength from the crowd.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• Though a bit undersized and not much of an outside scoring threat, the New Jersey native is shifty with the ball in his hands and knows how to get to the rim.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
• Ball said the Bulls are well aware of their limitations as an undersized team.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 24 Oct. 2021
• O’Neal showed her a video of him stuffing himself into and driving the undersized car on New York City streets in 2019.
  — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• But the injuries are too much of a concern for a player who’s already undersized and doesn’t have great speed.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2022
• The undersized right-hander had high reliever risk, which was realized this year as the Cardinals moved him to the bullpen in Low-A.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024