Sentence examples for a touch of understatement from inspiring English sources

"We get to have a cup of coffee and break bread," Ellison said with a touch of understatement.

Perhaps with a touch of understatement, team principal Christian Horner claimed the test had been "very difficult" but was confident Red Bull would get on top of their troubles.

"I like to think my latest work is the most interesting," he said in a throaty voice with a touch of English understatement.

"I think there's just a general distrust of Washington," Mr. Morrison explained with a touch of down-home understatement.

Seymour, after all, is the sainted genius of the Glass family, the oldest brother whose suicide Salinger recounts with just the right touch of understatement in his short story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish".

That touch of understatement only added to the impact of the whole.

With a bit of understatement, Mr. Tanis was quoted by the association as saying afterward that "getting in touch with the people in Panhe is risky".

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.