Examples of 'undercurrent' in a sentence

Meaning of "undercurrent"

Undercurrent refers to a subtle or hidden emotion, feeling, or influence that underlies a situation or conversation
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  • A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
  • A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.
  • To flow under some surface.

How to use "undercurrent" in a sentence

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There seemed an aggressive undercurrent to these exchanges.
The undercurrent sIeept you that way.
There will always be an undercurrent of that style.
An undercurrent of longing flows through the text.
I am sensing a rising emotional undercurrent in the room.
An undercurrent of rage would normally express itself.
They seemed to be expressing an undercurrent in public debate.
An undercurrent i have been able to detect.
There is a strong emotional undercurrent to his work.
It is the undercurrent of all life activity.
What do you think is the undercurrent of.
I detect an undercurrent of emotion in this case.
But he usually leaves out the undercurrent of remorse.
A seething undercurrent of anger takes hold.
Some episodes contain a fetishistic undercurrent.

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There was this undercurrent in this platoon.
It brought an unexpected cheerful melody to the heavy undercurrent.
So there is this undercurrent which is very volatile.
But there was just this undercurrent.
There is a dangerous undercurrent among the young nobility.
An undercurrent of cynicism and futility underlies the entire series.
There is a tricky undercurrent around here.
I had an undercurrent of dissatisfaction that was growing steadily stronger.
I had no idea there was an undercurrent to her modus operandi.
The undercurrent of his nature was as pure as the upper.
The issue remained an undercurrent throughout the hearings.
An undercurrent of sarcasm in your voice.
There is often a political undercurrent in his choice of imagery.
The undercurrent theme was vengeance.
Bet there is much undercurrent here.
A driving undercurrent of the marketplace is scarcity.
What is lost is the undercurrent of wit.
And then undercurrent of anxiety among all the festivities.
There was just an undercurrent of anger.
But an undercurrent of violence hides just beneath the surface.
There is such an undercurrent in him.
A driving undercurrent of triplets is a recurring motif in all four movements.
The urge is no longer a powerful undercurrent in the subconscious mind.
The undercurrent of frustration in his voice attested to a certain powerlessness.
The constant undercurrent was gone.
An undercurrent of conversation seemed to be carried on.
And a strong undercurrent of sex.
To this day the area retains a certain bohemian undercurrent.
There is a strong undercurrent of romance which is not resolved.
There is always a subtle undercurrent.
Pyne detects an undercurrent of embarrassment within the discussion.
Without any emotional undercurrent.
But the undercurrent is only love.
Loves comes with undercurrent.
There was an undercurrent of bitterness within the group.

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