How to Use underperform in a Sentence

underperform

verb
  • The report shows which schools are underperforming.
  • The record underperformed and the blogs moved on.
    — Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Marathon underperformed at launch, and things have not improved from there.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • To be sure, these type of funds do tend to underperform when the market rallies.
    — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Buy But even with the change at the helm, Phoenix has underperformed.
    — Shakeia Taylor, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • That said, its stock has underperformed the market and top-line growth is modest.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There is a good chance that the stock will continue to underperform the market for some time.
    — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • The stock has underperformed its peers, sliding more than 30% this year.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune Asia, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Friday has the best chance to underperform on heat as clouds and showers are more prevalent.
    — Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Often, stocks that underperform in the prior year will have more room to grow in the current year.
    — David Rae, Forbes, 17 May 2022
  • And those folks that don’t embrace that mantra tend to underperform over long periods of time.
    — Vulture, 7 Apr. 2022
  • This works the other way, too, with teams that underperform one season seeing a jump in wins the next.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2021
  • In turn, the public could pressure schools to bring up the scores of underperforming groups.
    — Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Raymond James slashed its rating on the stock to underperform from strong buy.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Last year was the fifth in a row when hedge funds underperformed the 60/40 split (see chart).
    — The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Choo, 35, has underperformed and is in the fifth year of a seven-year contract.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Last week was a mixed bag of untimely injuries, the ole switcheroo and just some men underperforming.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Fans of both have had to endure constant razzing for underperforming on the big stage.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Injuries have hit the Mets hard, but much of the roster has underperformed this season.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026
  • After the project underperformed, she was dropped from that label and had to move back to Missouri.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Shares have edged down 3% in the year to date, underperforming the overall market.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • The stock underperformed both the Nasdaq and the other tech mega-caps in the session.
    — Alex Harring,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Anything less than gold, that's underperforming for us.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Shares are down 7% in the year to date, underperforming the overall market.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Shares are flat year to date, underperforming the overall market.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • Which teams are surprising, which are underperforming, and which are one do-over away from changing their fate.
    — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • But, of course, Hunt underperformed and KC seemed to only kick field goals.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Taken together, these fees are a big part of the reason why the fund has underperformed over its lifetime.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Solo underperformed at the box office, and the sequels that were seeded in the movie never came to fruition.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But his slump at the plate is one of the key reasons the Giants have been underperforming this season.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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