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Examples
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In retrospect, to call this astonishing is an under-statement.
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To say the Rev. Wright issue is not an issue, is an under-statement.
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"Some concerns remain on the re-emergence of financial tensions in certain markets," he conceded, in an under-statement of impressive proportions.
Printing Presses Roll, But Not in Europe Patience Wheatcroft 2010
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“You seem to know a lot about me,” I said, making the under-statement of the year.
hush, hush Becca Fitzpatrick 2009
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“You seem to know a lot about me,” I said, making the under-statement of the year.
hush, hush Becca Fitzpatrick 2009
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“You seem to know a lot about me,” I said, making the under-statement of the year.
hush, hush Becca Fitzpatrick 2009
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In fact, that may be the under-statement of the century.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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“You seem to know a lot about me,” I said, making the under-statement of the year.
hush, hush Becca Fitzpatrick 2009
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To say we were both stressed would be the under-statement of the century.
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Gemmas comment, this I saw with horror, seems like a bit of an under-statement.31
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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