Sentence examples for slightly undercut from inspiring English sources

However, the total savings were slightly undercut by a marked increase in discretionary housing payments (DHP).

The fact that you are too urbane to take the pool seriously is only slightly undercut by your knowledge that Vermont's nickname is the Catamounts.

Jonathan Kent, the production's director, said that Ms. Staunton was distinctive for "an ebullience of spirit that is slightly undercut by a melancholy".

Within the premium product categories where Apple is most at home though, comparable devices often do no better than match or slightly undercut Apple's prices.

It is slightly undercut by the disclaimer that follows: "That's Eddie Eagle's fundamental, non-judgmental public-safety message"."Non-judgmental" seems a strange word to use in this context.

That prediction lends the scene an ominous weight here, though it's slightly undercut by the fact that Ray spends some of his final moments trying to send a "goodbye" audio message to Chad via email.

Slightly undercutting his conviction is the reality that no one – at Credit Suisse or any other bank – is going to jail.

Major's view that the UK must stay in Europe slightly undercuts Cameron's negotiating hand as EU leaders contemplate how much ground they need to concede.

Such was the situation in 1634 when he painted "Pines and Rock," slightly undercutting the traditional emblem of steadfastness and endurance with a rueful, go-with-the-flow inscription: "Even if I turned into rock, I wouldn't be obstinate".

Paypal charges a 2.7% cut for each credit card swiped, slightly undercutting Square's 2.75% rate.

It competes with a very similar service from Backupify, but slightly undercuts them on pricing – $2.50/per user/per month vs. Backupify's $3/per user/per month.