undertow
Example Sentences
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These were highly educated, ambitious outsiders riding a sea of currents and undertows, from the League of Nations to the United Nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2018
Even when the summer ocean appears laid-back, keep your guard up: rocks, reefs and strong undertows all create hazards.
From Time • Nov. 29, 2012
Working from Theresa Rebeck’s adaptation of her own play, Amy Glazer directs with a minimum of fuss and a commitment to the story’s more complex undertows.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2011
Quieter, but no less exciting, are the nasty undertows of purely psychological uneasiness, as the members of this perverse triangle take each other's measure.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bay had no waves and no undertows.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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