Undercurrent in a sentence

The strong guitar and bass tones present throughout pull the listener into the album’s undercurrent of grunge, an undercurrent that is stronger when the band’s tempo slows.

A major undercurrent of Wolverine's character growth has been the worth of his humanity versus his value as a weapon.

And while most fall short of death threats, the undercurrent of insane, misguided fury and rage is at times overwhelming.

Dawson and Ashley Eckstein () have played it subtly, but Ahsoka Tano has always carried an undercurrent of inner conflict and self-doubt, since leaving the Jedi Order.

Even outside healing circles, during activities that are ostensibly just for fun, there is an undercurrent of community and healing.

Gritty and explosive, is a wild ride that doesn’t shy away from discussing the horrifyingly poignant undercurrent of sexual slavery in its narrative.

In one of his last interviews, AKA told that he wanted to make an album that had an undercurrent of super South African country music.

On the flip side of that coin, however, he described a coursing undercurrent of silenced discourse – one in which those holding certain strongly held convictions have found their views dismissed, devalued and demonized.

So there are these really ridiculous things that go on here, but sometimes they also have a really touching and poignant undercurrent as well.

That corruption has been an undercurrent for a long time in places like DBI and in the restaurant inspection area, but since the mid-90’s, it’s percolated to most departments.

The bitter undercurrent of loneliness in Lucy’s life is what I found most touching during my recent rewatch.

The ethnic (and to a lesser extent religious Christian) element was a constant undercurrent in the Obi-dient movement, now and again butting against its foundational liberal intent but at no time close to overwhelming it.

There is already an undercurrent of fear about China taking over economically, or even reasserting premodern claims in the region.

While AI and cloud are the most visible growth drivers in the CX market, platformization is an extremely powerful undercurrent of growth.

Yes, the use of sound and visual terror is perfect, though, it is the strong emotional undercurrent that makes this film such a memorable one.

Interestingly, the report came under public scrutiny when (Undercurrent) was making waves on a streaming platform and at the Kerala State Awards.

Roald Dahl here, proving that even a trip to a chocolate factory had to feature an undercurrent of murder and meanness – although it’s the surrealness of Willy Wonka that most will remember.

That text identified in the usage of “felon” a subtle undercurrent of praise.

That undercurrent of compassion is also propelled by López’s own instinct as a storyteller, one who’s just as fascinated by the macabre as she is with the ways in which we survive it.

The Herald noted that Darling "spoke well enough on themes of passion and patriotism, aspiration and risk, but while he promised an upbeat campaign lauding the positive aspects of the Union, the undercurrent of threat and risk was never far away".