There was an undertone of blue in the rose colored wall. From LearnThat.org.
Often with a strange kind of undertone, which is supposed to frighten us. From Wordnik.com. [Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture] Reference
For the green eyes the undertone is a purple tone which CoverGirl has named Black Ruby. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
If they’re related, then the undertone is that “you’re not one of us because you’re not in our family.”. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Writing Tip of the Day: Twins Are Generally Unhelpful] Reference
So, yes, there have been -- there ` s been this kind of undertone of physical -- you know, physical force in the relationship. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2006] Reference
But I seemed always to be hearing a kind of undertone of Dragon music. From Wordnik.com. [The Heather-Moon] Reference
Discovering who Dalton Reymond was explained a lot about the racial "undertone" that some people responded to in the film. From Wordnik.com. [Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation] Reference
Then would go on with her queries in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
"Hush!" returned the latter, in a guarded undertone. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
A periodic, pitiable undertone throughout the following. From Wordnik.com. [In the Jaws of Kronos, scene 4] Reference
"Pleasant-looking young dog," said Bob, in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
Allen was demanding of the Little Captain in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
The people expressed their various feelings in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
For Pearl, the discussions carry a deeply personal undertone. From Wordnik.com. [MIDEAST RELATIONS: After His Son's Death, A New Life's Work] Reference
But the undertone, I believe comes from a feeling of betrayal. From Wordnik.com. [Cocoa Popps: Essence Hires White Fashion Director: Business or Betrayal?] Reference
Then, turning to the Inspector, he said to him in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
SARS, of course, provided a constant undertone to the conference. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Futurist: China's Uncertain Future] Reference
"I know one, at any rate, who is," he interrupted, in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
Maitland in an undertone, "that there is a suspicion of foul play?". From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
The Capuchin smiled, and, drawing nearer, continued in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Might as well wind the thing up now!" observed Jim in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
She stepped back to call him, when in an undertone I heard, "Who is it?". From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
His voice lifted one notch higher than the undertone which welled about him. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
"Baron Danglars," repeated the Captain, in a guarded undertone, "I know you!". From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
Her hair had a reddish undertone that had to be natural. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams Of Reality, 3] Reference
"Be careful about Hepsie, mother," Elizabeth called after her in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
This was said in a muttered undertone, and aunt Hannah went on without heeding it. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
"For goodness sake, what ails Marian!" growled Reddy Brooks in an undertone to David. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
"Rather a machine for coining money," said the incorrigible Marechal, in an undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
There is an undertone in this, from the government's point of view, of controlling costs. From Wordnik.com. [E-Medical Records: More 'Meaningful Use'] Reference
"Girls," Betty clutched Mollie by the arm and spoke in a tense undertone, "isn't that the spy?". From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
The sense I get is of Iraq as an undertone, a kind of dirge playing softly beneath the pop charts. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Waiting For The Heads to Roll] Reference
“Here, a melancholy yet resolute bouquet, with a pedagogic undertone,” I tell Jacques. From Wordnik.com. [Seasonal Discord] Reference
Jutting up against Bacharach's pristine arrangement is Costello's voice, with its scratchy, punkish undertone. From Wordnik.com. [The Odd Couple] Reference
Jaafari speaks in an undertone and mumbles during speeches; even some translators have trouble understanding him. From Wordnik.com. [Reckoning in Iraq] Reference
The Directors want you to know that like George Lucas's "Star Wars" trilogy, their film has a spiritual undertone. From Wordnik.com. [Maximizing The Matrix] Reference
But if you visit colleges -- and I do, of all sizes and descriptions -- the undertone of worry is there, big time. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: Is Bush's Base Beginning to Crumble?] Reference
In the blog by Michael Goldfarbthat first raises doubts about Beauchamp, there is a partisan smugness, a gotcha undertone. From Wordnik.com. [Tall Tales?] Reference
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