undertow

Example Sentences

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But if Gilligan’s story and others are in conversation with the censorship and whitewashing tides that caught 2025 in its undertow, that can’t be helped.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

The pull of the film lies in how Davidtz allows Bobo to bob on the surface of things while we feel the dark undertow.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Earlier this week, Gerwig said she is open to the idea, if she can find an "undertow" for the film.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

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

The silent waves brought new blue bottles to be broken, and dragged the old ones away in the undertow.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy