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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Charcey said of how her once undersized baby had now taken over the world.
    Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Some ends are a little undersized but can rush the passer.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, 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
  • At 6'9, Looney was always viewed as a bit of an undersized center.
    Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Duren is undersized for the center position, and also doesn’t have the ability to space the floor.
    Nick Crain, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • He was connected to it with line and tackle that was woefully undersized for the fight ahead.
    Ed Killer, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
  • A lot of our infrastructure that was built decades ago is undersized.
    Pranshu Verma, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Their noses tend to turn upward, and their lower jaws are often undersized.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
  • This team is woefully undersized, and we were exposed in the playoffs.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022
  • That bad news gets even worse when the generator is undersized.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2022
  • In such an undersized alignment, that could be where Haywood factors in.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2023
  • This undersized high school point guard was never destined for WNBA stardom on the court.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
  • Studi is a pleasure as always, even in an undersized part.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Gabe York is a consistent, but undersized 29-year-old two-guard who can shoot, but hasn’t been able to find a landing spot in the NBA despite his talent.
    oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The Jets’ plan of drafting undersized box safeties and converting them into linebackers did not work.
    J.p. Pelzman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Alize Johnson is a bit more undersized at center at 6-foot-8 and hasn’t looked all that good in the regular season.
    Jason Patt, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Those were the stories that sold Degree on a partnership with the undersized overachiever.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2021

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