How to pronounce understate
Listen to understate in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“understate” in real sentences
97 clips in the index · 23 American · 39 British · 1 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That negative sentiment is hard to understate.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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Why would someone want to understate expenses?
Big Think · hear it here
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as prudent as possible and not to understate the costs,
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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However, teachers tell me that the statistics understate the problem.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
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