Question

question 7 of 10
which of these phrases is an example of understatement?

a. my favorite thing ever is doing dishes for my big family.

b. my sister first met her husband in africa, even though he grew up
a block away from us in cleveland

c. im exhausted because i ran in a million circles all day.

d. the $1 million i won in the lottery is pretty nice.

Explanation:

An understatement is a figure of speech where something is presented as less important or significant than it actually is. Winning $1 million in the lottery is a very significant event, but describing it as "pretty nice" downplays its importance, which fits the definition of an understatement. Option A is likely insincere (hyperbole or irony maybe), Option B is just a statement of a coincidence, and Option C uses hyperbole ("a million circles") to describe being busy, not understatement.

Answer:

D. The $1 million I won in the lottery is pretty nice.