undertones
Example Sentences
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Crouse’s father and his partner had a similar habit of writing stories with political undertones, Crouse said, asking audiences, “Who are you when the whistle blows?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Stagflationary undertones were present in the ISM services print, however, Fjaerstedt said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
"It has a lot of threads around grief, as the boys lose their mum, and so there are some really serious undertones to it," Michelle says.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
It’s an epic tale with Christian undertones about a magical world and the four siblings who discover and rule it as kings and queens.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Some chocolates have undertones of cherry or coffee or vanilla.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
