Sentence examples for understatement of the day from inspiring English sources

"A good game of cricket but we were on the wrong side of it," says Aussie captain George Bailey in the understatement of the day.

Our playing partner's caddie shouted out in midflight that "it'll get a nice kick from there," which proved to be the understatement of the day as the ball landed, kicked and rolled 40 feet toward the flag, closer, closer and, yes, right into the cup for an eagle deuce!

Understatement of the day: Apps are in.

Understatement of the day, month, year, decade: net neutrality is a controversial issue.

It was the understatement of the day, and it said a lot.

To say you've earned those rights would be the understatement of the day".

"We have a whole lot of energy," said one Koala, Cristina Agnoletto, 17, in the understatement of the night on Monday.

Saying that Dick Cheney is unrepentant for torture would be the understatement of the week – but, hey, it's only Monday morning.

4.45pm BST Women's boxing The understatement of the century from a beaming Nicola Adams: "It's really made my day".

The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that a firefighting helicopter crash that killed nine people was caused by the understatement of the aircraft's weight by Carson Helicopters of Grants Pass, Ore., which leased it to the U.S. Forest Service.

When President Bush said Friday morning that "the legislative process is sometimes not very pretty," it was the understatement of the year.