Sentence examples similar to an understated explanation from inspiring English sources

It seemed as if, having exhausted his options in terms of putting on a front or a spin on Chelsea's predicament, he could do little more than offer a relatively understated explanation.

ASK Paul Newman how he managed to get Meryl Streep, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Morgan Freeman, Brian Dennehy, Kevin Kline, Alec Baldwin, Joanne Woodward, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman and James Naughton to appear with him on one stage at one time, and he offers a typically understated explanation: "I called some people".

When an explosion shook one of many stricken reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Saturday, power company officials initially offered a typically opaque, and understated, explanation.

QUOTES: "Sometimes I overstate for emphasis" is his understated explanation for his approach.

Molgaard has an understated style, but his explanations are clear and he displays flashes of humor.

"Tombeau" is an understated ballet.

True, he is an understated Finn.

Whitmore is an understated guy.

He cracked an understated smile.

Not an understated, vintage Balenciaga sack dress.

He is an understated player but delivers.