undertone
Example Sentences
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In the history of Musk, meanwhile, an odd undertone entered the conversation this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
This is the human cycle, a tale as old as time that takes on a grim new undertone in a time when matters feel very much life-or-death.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025
And that adds a particularly tragic undertone to the coming persecution of the capital’s homeless people: Studies show that most homeless people were residents before they lost their homes.
From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025
Will that just be a dark undertone of the night or will anyone speak up more forcefully?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
Her voice remained soothing and calm, but now held a menacing undertone.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Vocabulary lists containing undertone
All My Sons
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Shane
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