undertow
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That’s partly the point, but hopefully, they’ll soon be swept away by the movie’s melancholy undertow.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025
They took a toll, onerously so, like an undertow at the ocean shoreline that yanks you down into the muddy sand underfoot, and my debt more than quadrupled.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
He did not want to be identified talking about a view that opposed government policy, reflecting an undertow of fear in the country.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2024
Arpeggios glimmer around her; a boom-bap beat brings an undertow.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024
Not too close but on its way, like a wingbeat, like the cooling of the wind, the slight initial tug of an undertow.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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