Examples of underprepared in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Marlon Brando was overweight and underprepared for his role as a deranged Green Berets colonel.
—
Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Baby boomers and Gen X are wildly underprepared for retirement on the whole, according to many surveys and studies.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
His clever movement, active off-ball work and confident release all exposed an Indiana team woefully underprepared for the defensive challenge waiting in Lincoln.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
But things rarely work that way, and parents and students are left scrambling for solutions as teachers are overwhelmed—and often underprepared to support them.
—A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023
Powell worries that slow-moving or underprepared institutions will struggle to find ways to address diversity concerns with a new legal standard in place.
—Byellen McGirt, Fortune, 8 June 2023
Contributor Once hailed as a frontier of global connectivity and knowledge sharing, the Internet has become a battleground where hackers and cybercriminals prey on the ill-informed and underprepared.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
No one has more experience with situations involving an underprepared or flustered traveler than a TSA agent.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
Many areas, especially those like Maui, that are not prone to fires, lack the resources to withstand fires and are grossly underprepared to execute large-scale evacuations when necessary.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 22 Aug. 2023
Clyde Haberman, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Baby boomers and Gen X are wildly underprepared for retirement on the whole, according to many surveys and studies.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
His clever movement, active off-ball work and confident release all exposed an Indiana team woefully underprepared for the defensive challenge waiting in Lincoln.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
But things rarely work that way, and parents and students are left scrambling for solutions as teachers are overwhelmed—and often underprepared to support them.
—A. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023
Powell worries that slow-moving or underprepared institutions will struggle to find ways to address diversity concerns with a new legal standard in place.
—Byellen McGirt, Fortune, 8 June 2023
Contributor Once hailed as a frontier of global connectivity and knowledge sharing, the Internet has become a battleground where hackers and cybercriminals prey on the ill-informed and underprepared.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
No one has more experience with situations involving an underprepared or flustered traveler than a TSA agent.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2023
Many areas, especially those like Maui, that are not prone to fires, lack the resources to withstand fires and are grossly underprepared to execute large-scale evacuations when necessary.
—Devika Rao, The Week, 22 Aug. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'underprepared.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near underprepared
Cite this Entry
“Underprepared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underprepared. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share