UNDERSIZED in a Sentence

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It turned aside for the bowlders, and also for an undersized railway-truck lying there on its back with its wheels in the air.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNDERSIZED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
undersized
 a.  smaller than normal for its kind
Classic Sentence:
1  I believe they were fat, though I was at that time undersized for my years, and not strong.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter I
2  At any rate he was wretchedly sick and undersized; he had the rickets, and though he was over three years old, he was no bigger than an ordinary child of one.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 13
3  It turned aside for the bowlders, and also for an undersized railway-truck lying there on its back with its wheels in the air.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In I
4  This was said by the undersized Napoleon, looking up straight into Alexander's eyes.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XXI
Example Sentence:
1  They squashed into an undersized reception room.
2  She was a skinny undersized kid.