undertone
Example Sentences
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And when I spoke to Bisognano the day of the Virginia referendum, there was a lightly apologetic undertone to the conversation.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
In the history of Musk, meanwhile, an odd undertone entered the conversation this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Along with a religious undertone, "they are what get people through the dark time", she explains.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
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
“Here — take it, Harry,” Ron added in an undertone as the third-year girls scuttled away looking scandalized.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing undertone
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Shane
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