His account had a poignant undertow of regret. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
But if you know any other "undertow" songs I'd love to hear them. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
He appears to be entering a produc - play on the word "undertow," is the code word the tive stage in his career, with plans for three nov. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
ROBERTS: A young boy gets pulled down by undertow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2008] Reference
The men were among at least 10 caught in the undertow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2005] Reference
SIDEY: Wel, I think there's probably an undertow of that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2002] Reference
Beneath the tawdry fun, though, there's a surprising undertow. From Wordnik.com. [With Friends Like These] Reference
The ocean they stare at is dangerous, and not just the undertow. From Wordnik.com. [In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried] Reference
The undertow writhed about their legs, jerked at them wrathfully. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of the Blue Ridge] Reference
She steered toward them as best she could but the undertow was fierce. From Wordnik.com. [The Stone Monkey]
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Before the wave came in, there was a massive undertow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2005] Reference
There is a sort of undertow in the city tides far up from the river-front. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
But the 19 lawmakers on the panel all feel the strong undertow of politics. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2009] Reference
Eventually, she vanished altogether, ostensibly pulled down by an undertow. From Wordnik.com. [Flooding the Memory River] Reference
PENHAUL (voice-over): Here you can feel a menacing undertow and a strong swell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2005] Reference
The pull against him now like an undertow, fights it, wins by not giving ground. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Games] Reference
The undertow here is so strong, that it is not safe to venture away from the rope. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursery, No. 103, July, 1875. Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers] Reference
The undertow of power is something unstated to which all his facts and laws refer. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864] Reference
PENHAUL (voice-over): Here, you can feel a menacing undertow and the strong swell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2005] Reference
The ripple effect O'Hara was having on her life suddenly felt more like an undertow. From Wordnik.com. [Honeymoon]
Fire crews rushed to rein swallowing waters and pulled her from the vicious undertow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 10, 2008] Reference
We both feel the undertow pulling on our fingers but we keep our hands in our pockets. From Wordnik.com. [So Much Silence, So Much Space] Reference
And there's always a strong emotional pull, an undertow, if you will, in that direction. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 2, 2002] Reference
Authorities say one child became caught in the undertow and the others jumped in to help. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 10, 2006] Reference
CROWLEY: Race has been like an undertow in the campaign, occasionally pulling everyone under. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2008] Reference
The way Nellie McKay sings it, you can hear the undertow of dread and bliss beneath the beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Nellie McKay's 'Blueberry Pie,' A Tribute to Doris Day] Reference
So what keeps me riding on top of the wave and not dragged down by the undertow of the recession?. From Wordnik.com. [Aleta St. James: Dog Days of Summer: 'Chosen One' Challenge--Break Through Desperation!] Reference
But it was like being in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans with the current and the serious undertow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2008] Reference
Conditions have been dangerous for days off Miami's coastline with rough seas and a strong undertow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2004] Reference
Stumping today in Anderson, Obama played out to middle class voters caught in the undertow of stagflation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2008] Reference
CNN's Kara Finnstrom has more on the IndyMac customers 'reaction, caught in the undertow of a bank gone bad. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2008] Reference
That he had gotten caught in an undertow earlier that day in Los Angeles out in the water when they had gone swimming. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2009] Reference
"They say there is an undertow off that point which produces something this effect of the water flung back by the wall.". From Wordnik.com. [The Spanish Chest] Reference
Whether we can do that or not, given the emotional undertow of the day, I'm not sure, but we start out with that as a goal. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2002] Reference
But it was like being in the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans with the current and serious undertow; that's how strong the currents were. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2008] Reference
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