Explore Underwhelmed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Underwhelmed meaning
simple past and past participle of underwhelm
Using Underwhelmed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of underwhelm
- In the example corpus, underwhelmed often appears in combinations such as: underwhelmed by, underwhelmed in, be underwhelmed.
Context around Underwhelmed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Underwhelmed
- In this selection, "underwhelmed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, locals, somewhat, perhaps, particularly, following and investors stand out and add context to how "underwhelmed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include decades have underwhelmed particularly since and disappointed and underwhelmed even after. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "underwhelmed" sits close to words such as abattoir, agi and agitations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with underwhelmed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unfortunately, I have been underwhelmed. (5 words)
A few small displays have been installed on lampposts leaving locals underwhelmed. (12 words)
The latter two companies are not profitable, while Sea’s performance underwhelmed investors. (13 words)
But those expecting a show to match the hype of the old E3 presentations were left perhaps slightly underwhelmed in terms of major Triple A reveals – although perhaps that is a good thing in the current climate of instability. (39 words)
League commissioner GeorgeKliavkoff then spent 13 months attempting to piece together an adequate media rights deal for the conference past 2024, only to fall short and leave his schools frustrated and underwhelmed. (32 words)
A major factor in United's downturn in fortunes has been poor recruitment: not only have the club overpaid in the market for numerous players, plenty of their acquisitions have massively underwhelmed. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A few small displays have been installed on lampposts leaving locals underwhelmed.
Antony excelled in the Eredivisie but has somewhat underwhelmed in the Premier League, scoring four goals in 19 appearances and providing no assists.
From a strategic and operational standpoint, some investors appear to be underwhelmed with BioMarin.
However, results in the past 2 decades have underwhelmed, particularly since the current PM took over the reins.
League commissioner GeorgeKliavkoff then spent 13 months attempting to piece together an adequate media rights deal for the conference past 2024, only to fall short and leave his schools frustrated and underwhelmed.
More than once, the head coach stressed how underwhelmed he had been left by all five of the substitutes he introduced.
Sancho has underwhelmed following his £73m move from Borussia Dortmund in 2021, while Martial continues to frustrate at United.
Scott stalled in the weeks leading up to the debate, then he went to Milwaukee and underwhelmed on the debate stage.
Sometimes it makes you feel dissatisfied with your lot now, or perhaps underwhelmed by what you’ve gone on to achieve.
The latter two companies are not profitable, while Sea’s performance underwhelmed investors.
The Vikings defense underwhelmed last season, which led to the hiring of Brian Flores as their new defensive coordinator.
Zappe, who underwhelmed in New England’s previous two games when he replaced Jones, will only be able to play if Jones Cunningham get injured.
A major factor in United's downturn in fortunes has been poor recruitment: not only have the club overpaid in the market for numerous players, plenty of their acquisitions have massively underwhelmed.
But it seems even those drivers were underwhelmed by the CR-Z's get-up-and-go on the road, with the vehicle's hybrid powertrain offering a meager 130 horsepower.
But some fans were booing at the end of the night, having been underwhelmed by a fight that failed to live up to its hype.
But those expecting a show to match the hype of the old E3 presentations were left perhaps slightly underwhelmed in terms of major Triple A reveals – although perhaps that is a good thing in the current climate of instability.
Fans were disappointed and underwhelmed even after Carti dropped a surprise track, “” Friday (September 12).
Shareholders have been underwhelmed by the green strategy, which has made BP an outlier among its energy peers.
The 18-week cutoff underwhelmed American Civil Liberties Union and other national groups that could have sent support and significant amounts of cash, but didn’t.
Unfortunately, I have been underwhelmed.
Common combinations with underwhelmed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- underwhelmed by 17×
- underwhelmed in 4×
- be underwhelmed 4×
- underwhelmed with 4×
- and underwhelmed 4×
- were underwhelmed 4×
- been underwhelmed 4×
- have underwhelmed 3×
- somewhat underwhelmed 2×
- underwhelmed as 2×