undertow
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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
They took a toll, onerously so, like an undertow at the ocean shoreline that yanks you down into the muddy sand underfoot, and my debt more than quadrupled.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
There’s a melancholy undertow to the lyrics which, in tandem with the title, suggest her frenetic live shows are only just managing to keep anxiety and exhaustion at bay.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 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
Once out of North Hampden I walked slowly, extremely puzzled, an undertow of anxiety tugging at my thoughts.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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