undertones

Example Sentences

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Co-written and directed by Rebecca Zlotowski with comic undertones, it’s a caper about an American therapist living in France who suspects she hasn’t been told the truth about a patient’s demise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

"It has a lot of threads around grief, as the boys lose their mum, and so there are some really serious undertones to it," Michelle says.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Alluding to Paul’s rise in power is imagery steeped in religious undertones.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2025

And if you’ve worked for men cozying up to the new boss, you’ll recognize the undertones of organizational zealotry in “Severance.”

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2025

Some chocolates have undertones of cherry or coffee or vanilla.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence