How to Use undercut in a Sentence

undercut

1 of 2 verb
  • They undercut the competing store by 10 percent.
  • Her behavior undercuts her own credibility.
  • This just undercut all of that.
    — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • She's used to high stress and men undercutting her.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The data backs that instinct up and undercuts it at the same time.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2026
  • That undercuts raw boneless chicken breast at the meat counter.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Lisa, once their star witness, was this time around undercutting their case.
    — Mary Murphy, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Already, a chain gas station down the road has undercut his gasoline prices by a dime.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Once a firm plugs in and undercuts its rivals, the rest must either race to follow or be left behind.
    — Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Higher yields in turn undercut prices for stocks and raise the pressure on the economy.
    — Stan Choe, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • But a pickup in hiring, if sustained, undercuts that view.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Even her skinny brows were undercut by an iridescent highlight, and her body was coated in oil.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • Way to undercut your own storytelling.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Experts say that the painful blunder could undercut trust in the agency and lead to confusion.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 7 Jan. 2026
  • To some, that sprawling footprint undercuts the message.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
  • What they should be focused on are ways to support the MTA, not undercut it.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But many cheap phone plans strip out hotspot support to undercut other services’ advertised rates.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 10 June 2026
  • That undercuts Whoop and the Oura Ring by hundreds of dollars over time.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
  • That undercuts Whoop and the Oura Ring by hundreds of dollars over time.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
  • Many vendors missed out on crucial final-day sales, undercutting their profit for this year's fair.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Those seasonal effects could undercut some of the savings from lower oil prices.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This data undercuts the common fear that resisting an activist will lead to wholesale turnover of the board.
    — Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Higher yields also tend to undercut prices for stocks and other investments.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • That actually undercuts most raw boneless chicken breast at the meat counter.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But the ad was frenetic and full of social media memes, which perhaps undercut its message.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • So doesn’t that undercut your entire argument that there are two systems of justice in this country?
    — NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Nye wrote in the order that Howell’s failure to engage in the appeal process undercut his claims.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But just as the finish line came into view, one last expense — filling up the pool — threatened to undercut those savings.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The four first-place low-revenue clubs already are undercutting the owners’ view that teams with lesser resources are doomed.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • What seems like an act of devotion risks undercutting a central purpose of college.
    — Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025

undercut

2 of 2 noun
  • An undercut is also a cool and easy way to add spice to just about any updo.
    — Rebecca Norris, Allure, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Youngsters sit in his chair asking for undercuts — long on the top, short on the bottom.
    — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 31 May 2023
  • Eagland cut Theron's hair into a precise undercut in the back.
    — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Her head is half-shaved in an asymmetrical buzz cut, and we are obsessed with the first royal undercut.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The cut made the most of Taraji's previous undercut, with her kinks at full freedom.
    — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 26 June 2017
  • Say hello to the undercut, which is fierce, anything but floaty, and decidedly cool.
    — Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2025
  • An undercut is achieved by cutting or shaving the hair that lays on your scalp in the back of your head super short — while leaving the hair on top longer.
    — Megan Oster, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021
  • This dramatic style features an ultra-short undercut on one side, while letting the other side skim long down the face.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
  • This actually isn't the first time Berry has revealed an artsy undercut.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 16 May 2019
  • Lee Rosbach glances disapprovingly at the waiter, who sports a severe undercut.
    — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In a letter to its fleet, Trident blamed a saturated market, Russian undercuts and inflation for the price.
    — Christina McDermott, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The task ahead is to ensure that economic policy strengthens—rather than undercuts—the political capacity of the working class.
    — Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The Justice Department’s move undercuts perhaps the most critical argument by advocates in the Texas case.
    — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2017
  • The Internet basically stopped when dancer Jojo Siwa chopped off her signature high pony into a pixie with an undercut in early April.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 27 July 2022
  • Klosterman wanted additional seating, so Stocker found a U-turn swivel chair in gray from Bensen Furniture that features a cool undercut below the seat.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The market establishes a FTD from lows, then returns to highs (or is not back to highs but is above the 200-day moving average at least three months after the lows with no undercut).
    — Randy Watts, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • There's been lots of buzz surrounding JoJo Siwa lately — and literally, in the case of her recent hair makeover that involved cutting off her signature ponytail and buzzing an undercut around her new short style.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Investors had initially feared that ASDA’s undercuts would lead to market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s having to lower prices to an unreasonable point in order to maintain their market shares.
    — John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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