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Example sentences for: understatement

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Here's my theory about what makes The Sopranos different from other TV shows and movies about the mafia . I think The Sopranos brings the understatement of the American short story to a subject usually treated as high drama or farce.
"Interesting" is an understatement.
Everyone knows black flies, the pestilence of May taking away the pleasures of the merry month, because, as the fellow said with merry understatement, when black flies bite, they do attract your attention.
Plus, it gives Duvall a splendid platform for impish understatement.
It would be an understatement to describe the Italians as sports enthusiasts, at least as far as spectator sports are concerned.