How to Use undercurrent in a Sentence

undercurrent

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  • You could be pulled under water by the dangerous undercurrents.
  • That undercurrent of pathos is not present in The Books of Jacob.
    — Jake Bittle, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
  • The underdog theme has been an undercurrent in the first few weeks of this season.
    — Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Beyond the pony tails and fun food, there is a darker undercurrent.
    — Mark Stevenson, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • Of course, there's still that undercurrent of grief, which will never leave.
    — Aaron Morrison, ajc, 15 July 2022
  • Of course, there’s still that undercurrent of grief, which will never leave.
    — Aaron Morrison, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022
  • On the other hand, there’s a jarring undercurrent that’s rarely talked about.
    — Emma Firth, Vogue, 7 July 2023
  • This is the undercurrent of the whole film, which serves as a reminder that Beyoncé is one of one—the only one.
    — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The mood of these songs is mystical and searching, but with an undercurrent of grief.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • All the elements of the house come together add to the undercurrent of unease.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Shiv and Tom’s great battle is the sickly undercurrent to all of the Roy misfortunes.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 9 May 2023
  • But like the darkest, whirling undercurrents of the Umpqua River, her trauma runs deep.
    — Will Lanzoni, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The national undercurrents do not mean that the usual list of hot topics at city halls has changed.
    — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The area is also known for strong undercurrents that migrants may also fail to see above the surface.
    — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 4 July 2023
  • On the morning of July 8, Janice Tappin-Miller is warm, but the undercurrent of grief is strong.
    — Brooklyn White, Essence, 1 Aug. 2022
  • At what point did the book’s erotic undercurrent enter the picture?
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2021
  • There is a strong undercurrent of anger among our students.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2021
  • It’s been 40 years since the first one came out, and there’s this whole emotional undercurrent to the film that shows us a different side to Axel.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
  • Trading Betts will sting for a while, and lends an undercurrent of dread here about the future of other homegrown All-Stars.
    — New York Times, 10 July 2022
  • The undercurrent that runs through all her work is this idea that women should want and aspire to more, that nobody should settle.
    — Chanté Joseph, refinery29.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Around the world, the building undercurrent of transphobia in U.K. society is now being pinned on some of the U.K. press.
    — Jamie Wareham, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • That became kind of a sort of an undercurrent of our work together.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Feb. 2022
  • And there is an undercurrent of grief and crisis inside the film that is born of tragic circumstances.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Frazer’s love of hip-hop is an undercurrent throughout the record and was buoyed by Goose’s influence.
    — Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • With new audiences and an undercurrent of ambivalence in the embrace of the aesthetic, what does the trend mean for those who wear it?
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 15 Feb. 2023
  • And yet, there is a strong undercurrent of ethnic feeling.
    — Ian Buruma, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • His rallies and rhetoric have long had an undercurrent of menace.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
  • But more so than his other recent films, this one is fused with an undercurrent of emotion.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 June 2023
  • The undercurrent of the whole story in your book is about always keeping the faith, not giving up on hope, and increasing hope in others around you.
    — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • In the name of the game, waterproof watches that fear no splash, no downpour, and no undercurrent in the deep end will keep you ticking even in the wettest of situations.
    — Maverick Li, menshealth.com, 1 June 2023

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