Sentence examples for a measure of understatement from inspiring English sources

The Police Department, busy elsewhere, can be forgiven for employing a measure of understatement in an ongoing investigation out of Queens.

At the same time, this reaction must be made with the greatest measure of understatement.

"The energy industry has historically not been the quickest to adopt," Bingaman said, with no small measure of understatement.

Root was measured, soft-spoken with just a hint of understatement, which was rarely Gough's way but was sometimes Hutton's.

That was a bit of understatement.

Darling is a master of understatement.

• INSIDE TRACK: A master of understatement.

His performance is a marvel of understatement.

Brahms is a master of understatement.

Mr. Jackson, it turns out, is a master of understatement.

That is a masterpiece of understatement.