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Underequipped in a sentence

Underequipped meaning

Lacking sufficient equipment

Using Underequipped

  • The main meaning on this page is: Lacking sufficient equipment
  • In the example corpus, underequipped often appears in combinations such as: and underequipped, underequipped to.

Context around Underequipped

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

suffering 1×

Sentence patterns with Underequipped

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

insufficient and underequipped to combat 1× system is underequipped to deal 1× underfunded and underequipped the fire 1× undertrained and underequipped 1× water while underequipped suffering electricity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

eight years of 1× president buhari and 1× the hospitals in 1× then unprecedented wildfires 1×

Common sentence endings:

clean water themselves 1× fire service was 1× port au prince 1× undertrained and underequipped 1× with the pandemic 1×

Words around Underequipped

Just before it in the word index:

underenrolled 2 underemployment 23 underemployed 29 undereducated 4 underdressing 3 underdressed 6

Just after it in the word index:

underestimate 218 underestimated 241 underestimates 21 underestimating 70 underestimation 15 underexplored 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Underequipped

  • In this selection, "underequipped" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, suffering stand out and add context to how "underequipped" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include insufficient and underequipped to combat and system is underequipped to deal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "underequipped" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with underequipped

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Then, unprecedented wildfires in the country’s western mountains highlighted how underfunded and underequipped the fire service was. (18 words)

Eight years of spending cuts and neglect from the Obama Administration has left our military depleted and our troops undertrained and underequipped. (22 words)

However, the U.S. and other nations have expressed concerns that these forces are insufficient and underequipped to combat the gangs, which control about 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo are self-isolating, though they have both tested negative, but experts say it is a close call for Nigeria where the healthcare system is underequipped to deal with the pandemic. (36 words)

The hospitals in the Gaza Strip are trying to fight the massive epidemic of illness and disease caused by dirty water while underequipped, suffering electricity cuts and lacking any clean water themselves. (32 words)

However, the U.S. and other nations have expressed concerns that these forces are insufficient and underequipped to combat the gangs, which control about 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince. (31 words)

Example sentences (5)

However, the U.S. and other nations have expressed concerns that these forces are insufficient and underequipped to combat the gangs, which control about 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo are self-isolating, though they have both tested negative, but experts say it is a close call for Nigeria where the healthcare system is underequipped to deal with the pandemic.

Then, unprecedented wildfires in the country’s western mountains highlighted how underfunded and underequipped the fire service was.

The hospitals in the Gaza Strip are trying to fight the massive epidemic of illness and disease caused by dirty water while underequipped, suffering electricity cuts and lacking any clean water themselves.

Eight years of spending cuts and neglect from the Obama Administration has left our military depleted and our troops undertrained and underequipped.

Common combinations with underequipped

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "underequipped" in a sentence?
An example: "However, the U.S. and other nations have expressed concerns that these forces are insufficient and underequipped to combat the gangs, which control about 80% of the capital, Port-au-Prince." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "underequipped" from authentic English texts.
What does "underequipped" mean?
Underequipped means: Lacking sufficient equipment
How many example sentences with "underequipped" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "underequipped", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.