undermanned
adjective
un·der·manned
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Definition of undermanned
: inadequately staffed
Examples of undermanned in a Sentence
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Eddy Pineiro kicked field goals of 41 and 27 yards for the undermanned Bears. — Los Angeles Times, "NFL preseason: Eli Manning, Daniel Jones lead Giants over Bears; Josh Rosen gets start in Dolphins’ loss," 16 Aug. 2019 The lockout that spring and summer created a different dynamic, and the Bears returned without a key leader in center Olin Kreutz and had a badly undermanned group of wide receivers. — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, "The Bears aren’t shying away from lofty expectations, but now it’s time to go to work: ‘We haven’t put anything on a T-shirt yet’," 25 July 2019 They were treated to one of the day’s best games, with an undermanned Wildcats Select outfit besting Dream Vision, perhaps one of the country’s best AAU teams at the U17 age level. — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, "IU recruiting target Jalen Bridges focused on finishing adidas Gauntlet strong," 12 July 2019 Joel Embiid had 29 points and nine rebounds and the 76ers pulled away from the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks 116-94 on Saturday night for their seventh win in eight games. — USA TODAY, "Embiid, 76ers power past Bucks 116-94 and into 6th in East," 20 Jan. 2018 An impossible string of bad luck descended upon the franchise in the these Finals, and the undermanned team was still just one shot away from forcing a game seven. — Sean Gregory/oakland, Time, "The Golden State Warriors Revolutionized the NBA. Now They Plan to Keep the Dynasty Dream Alive," 20 June 2019 The Warriors’ issues against Toronto stem from its supporting cast surprisingly emerging in Game 1 and the team being undermanned without Durant and Klay Thompson in Game 3. — Mark Medina, The Mercury News, "Warriors mailbag: Will Kevin Durant return in the NBA Finals?," 7 June 2019 The Taiwanese military is woefully undermanned, unable to supply a bare minimum of soldiers to defend the... — WSJ, "Now Is the Time for U.S. to Support Taiwan," 9 Apr. 2019 The Sixers had a balanced attack against the struggling and undermanned Magic. — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, "Sixers dominate undermanned Magic for fifth straight win," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undermanned.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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undermanned
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of undermanned
: not having enough workers
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