undertow

Example Sentences

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But there was an intriguing undertow below all this that wasn’t readily discernible; bear with me for a minute while we work through it.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 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

On Zoom, Jamel Brinkley is much like his short stories: quiet and unassuming, funny, warm and generous with a sharp undertow of spiky intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

The Trio’s tragic undertow is thought to encode reflections on the troubled life of Brahms’s mentor and friend Robert Schumann.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

With such an undertow there was evidently a storm to come.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White