How to use "underlying" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "underlying" in popular movie and book plots

  • God, infinity, all the same" after the being explains "electromagnetic forces underlying all.  - The Galaxy Being
  • This film examines the underlying insecurities and fears of ordinary people that exist towards another race.  - Sapphire (film)
  • --that afford insight into the underlying neuroses of the patient, and in some cases the possibility of direct intervention.  - The Dream Master
  • After the initial investigation, Dixit analyses the underlying trend in mr A's heists.  - Dhoom 2
  • An underlying theme throughout the trial is prejudice.  - Snow Falling on Cedars (film)
  • They marry and are poor but happy, shown through a silent film spoof with the underlying motif, "Love Conquers All".  - What a Way to Go!
  • And this is the underlying theme of the movie, Jake's existential crisis of, "Is this all there is.  - She's Having a Baby
  • Critics have praised the novel for its combination of sitcom-style humour with an underlying element of tragedy and pathos.  - Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • This reveals an underlying thread of theological questioning that pervades throughout st Erkenwald: Did all before Christ go to hell.  - St. Erkenwald (poem)
  • Daisy is undeterred by the open disapproval of the other Americans in Rome, and her mother seems quite unaware of the underlying tensions.  - Daisy Miller
  • Reuter with a cold civility and begins to see the underlying nature of her character.  - The Professor (novel)
  • There is an underlying theme throughout the book that humans possess a fundamental aggressive flaw they will never be able to overcome.  - City (novel)
  • Suspecting an underlying cause to Ruettiger's previous academic problems, D-Bob has him tested and Rudy finds out that he has dyslexia.  - Rudy (film)
  • Two underlying themes in the story are class warfare and the urbanization of the countryside.  - The Skin Game (1931 film)
  • Despite its setting, Jeremiah's underlying motif is of hope and the survival of mankind.  - Jeremiah (comics)
  • He feigns disinterest; there is an underlying tension in their relationship.  - Follies

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