undercurrent

Example Sentences

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So I think it’s weaving the tension of this challenging subject matter and this very kind of dark undercurrent with the comedy that births this particular tone.

From Los Angeles Times

The songs on Black British Music are vivid and evocative, finding light in the darkness but never quite shaking off an undercurrent of sadness.

From BBC

Initially, “Father Mother Sister Brother” appears to be similar, but there’s a cumulative power to the movie, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, that reveals a subtle but profound thematic undercurrent.

From Los Angeles Times

Through it all, is an undercurrent of suspicion of institutions and each other.

From BBC

Although the label is itself lighthearted, its popularity points to a rising undercurrent of fatigue and frustration.

From MarketWatch