How to Use underappreciated in a Sentence
underappreciated
adjective- Her work is underappreciated by the critics.
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If the goal was to give underappreciated artists their due, the setup didn’t quite work.
— Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022 -
That and a fondness for one of the most underappreciated films in the series.
— Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2021 -
This may be one of the more underappreciated axioms in the NFL.
— Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024 -
An underappreciated way to get a luxe look in your bathroom is to change the lighting—both the fixtures themselves and the placement.
— Sarah Egge, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022 -
Cameron Jordan is also one of the most underappreciated stars in the league, and this defense changes games.
— Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2019 -
Due in part to his 0-4 record in the playoffs, Dalton’s body of work is underappreciated.
— Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2020 -
The only Washington team to win a Super Bowl in a non-strike season, this underappreciated band would have gone all the way in most years.
— Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Haendiges said that the white flag alerts are more common in the winter but the dangers heat present to the unsheltered is underappreciated.
— Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2022 -
Betty Davis, the cult funk singer and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis who left an underappreciated yet trailblazing body of work, died Wednesday at the age of 77.
— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2022 -
Davis’s case shows one of the underappreciated dangers of the disease.
— Carolyn Barber, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2022 -
The only Washington team to win a Super Bowl in a non-strike season, these underappreciated (former name) would have gone all the way in most years.
— Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2022 -
Tee Higgins is really coming on, and Tyler Boyd might be one of the most underappreciated slot receivers in the league.
— Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2021 -
His most underappreciated effort was based on an idea Eddie Murphy had for a satire about puppets in the projects.
— Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023 -
For many, in other words, a torch song written from the POV of an underappreciated grown-man doll has become the unlikely anthem of the summer.
— Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Yet, hope is one of those things that is underappreciated and overlooked.
— Womensmedia, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021 -
While a pandemic unleashed by a disease from the distant past sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie, scientists warn that the risks, though low, are underappreciated.
— Katie Hunt, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Bigsby may be one of the most underappreciated running backs in the country.
— Christopher Smith, al, 24 Nov. 2020 -
In a place as car-centric as Los Angeles, the 9,000-plus miles of sidewalk spread through the city are often overlooked and underappreciated.
— Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023 -
Defense is perhaps one of the most underappreciated parts of a catcher’s game.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2022 -
The value of the sense of smell is often underappreciated.
— Linda Carroll, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024 -
There are many threats to elections, but this is one that's underappreciated.
— Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 18 June 2024 -
What are underappreciated parts of the city that every New Yorker should know?
— Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021 -
Thompson: For me, Superstore remains one of the most underappreciated TV comedies of the last 10 or 15 years.
— Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 -
As a runner, Tanner is underappreciated but at the same time Caleb is special there.
— Tim Bielik, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 -
But which are the most underappreciated scary movies that keep your favorite horror creators up at night?
— Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2021 -
About four years ago, a seismic shift occurred, one that reversed Jones’ underappreciated place in the local art world.
— John Zotos, Dallas News, 11 June 2020 -
On Wednesday, Bateman caught a 65-yard touchdown pass and showed off his speed, perhaps an underappreciated part of his game.
— Matt Cohen, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2022 -
Becoming part of the divestment movement and greening your 401(k) is a quick and underappreciated way to do that.
— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2023 -
Based on conversations among Times staffers, though, at least one contributing factor has been underappreciated: time.
— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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