How to use "underestimate" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "underestimate" in popular movie and book plots

  • Rusty has incriminating photos they want back, but the bad guys underestimate him, and Lucia ends up marrying him.  - Watch the Birdie (1950 film)
  • Through Tokuhei, he sends a message to Shimada to set up a duel, with the additional message to not underestimate him.  - Love and Honor (2006 film)
  • This assumption leads them to underestimate the creature.  - The Terror (novel)
  • Soon the riff-raff in town learns not to underestimate the new sheriff as he metes out hard-hitting advice to stay out of trouble.  - Everything Happens to Me (1980 film)
  • But Napier is the only man who does not underestimate Ehrlich.  - The Sea Chase
  • The other masters, though very strong, underestimate and cannot stop the four.  - Crippled Avengers
  • The pirates underestimate Hart, giving him a practically free run of their hide-out, since the only way out is via submarine.  - Facing the Flag
  • Spike tells Adam that Buffy is going to be a difficult challenge to defeat and he shouldn't underestimate her.  - The Yoko Factor
  • However, the lords of Persia underestimate the "boy" Alexander and resolve to fight him at Granicus.  - Alexander the Great (1956 film)
  • According to their preteen children, Clark and Annette, they both underestimate each other's role in the family.  - A Saintly Switch

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