How to Use underinflated in a Sentence

underinflated

adjective
  • Never drive on an underinflated or flat tire.
    — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • Driving on underinflated tires can create weak spots that could still fail later, even after the tires are back at the right pressure.
    — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Check your tire pressure regularly, since underinflated tires create more friction on the road and cause your car to use more gas.
    — Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Hitting a pothole with worn or underinflated tires can present a greater risk of incurring wheel or suspension damage.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The other four absences were due to the suspension for his involvement in using underinflated balls.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Many Chicagoans justifiably made noise about the hefty price tag for a service that felt woefully underinflated.
    — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 18 June 2018
  • Meanwhile, tires that are overinflated will have less contact area with the asphalt while underinflated ones won't be firm enough to provide good control.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Check your tire pressure, as underinflated tires can lower your fuel efficiency.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 July 2024
  • Even tires that are just 25% underinflated can decrease fuel economy by 3%.
    — Camille Squires, Quartz, 11 Mar. 2022
  • And the underinflated balls — if they were underinflated — certainly didn’t affect the game.
    — Joe Nocera, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2016
  • The helicopter hit the water hard, but not fatally so, and immediately rolled in the direction of the underinflated pontoon.
    — Eric Adams, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2018
  • For instance, the Filling Assistant will detect underinflated tires and notify the driver.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2011
  • But Everleigh’s intestinal tract stopped functioning, one lung was underinflated while the other was overinflated, and a brain bleed worsened, according to court documents.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022
  • As a result of the regulatory investigation, the tire maker initiated a recall in June to respond to risks shown to occur when the tire was used in an underinflated or overloaded condition on motor homes.
    — Ryan Felton, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023

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