How to Use underpinning in a Sentence

underpinning

noun

• And the underpinning of that, which is the inequity, is bad for all of us.
  — courier-journal.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• The underpinnings, though, have been rethought for the EV era.
  — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2024
• The Cayenne and the Q7 both have shared underpinnings as well as some engines with the Touareg.
  — Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 20 Dec. 2017
• And so, there were so many of those underpinnings to the movie that people may not have seen.
  — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 20 Apr. 2018
• The Oregon Supreme Court found the legal underpinning for the doctrine flawed, and struck it down.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 19 Aug. 2019
• The little Hyundai shares its underpinnings with the Kia Niro and offers a lesson in weight and shape.
  — Scott Sturgis, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• If that were not enough, the gown sits atop a bespoke underpinning made of whalebone.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2023
• The underpinnings of the topography might not be easy to build on.
  — Joanne Cleaver, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2019
• They’re joined by a new variant, the ES 350 F Sport, which has sportier underpinnings and styling cues.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 16 June 2018
• At the office, pair it with subdued underpinnings like a tonal check dress shirt that plays into the rich brown hue.
  — Jim Moore, GQ, 14 Oct. 2017
• All of the business part is devoid of moral underpinning.
  — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
• The underpinnings of winning starts with the losses — and the reactions to those losses.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019
• With most electric cars’ underpinnings in the 400-volt range, Porsche’s goals simply wouldn’t be possible by the laws of physics.
  — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2018
• Catholic priests who relied on enslaved laborers and slave sales built the underpinnings of the Catholic Church.
  — Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• Given that the underpinnings of the bull were still in place, many Wall Street strategists advised investors to use the price drop to buy stocks at cheaper prices.
  — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2018
• But Cuevas is well aware of her film’s tragic underpinnings.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
• The company also hasn't said much about the underpinnings of Sign In with Apple.
  — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 4 June 2019
• Mindfulness is a bit of a buzzword these days, but the concepts underpinning it are the real thing, says Lardier.
  — Kat Eschner, Fortune, 7 May 2022
• The aim of the group is to study the medical underpinnings of the lung float test, also referred to as the floating lung test, and determine whether it should be used in court.
  — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 28 Nov. 2023
• And that, of course, doesn’t include Netflix’s fiscal underpinning of the new Stateside life of Harry and Meghan.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 24 Feb. 2021
• For model-year 2024, the underpinnings remain the same, although our test car is an all-wheel-drive version.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
• But the underpinnings of the Expedition shine through — towing up to a whopping 9,300 pounds when equipped right.
  — Scott Sturgis, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• In the case of someone like Henry or Rosie, there's less of that electronic underpinning.
  — Gary Graff, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2019
• The mass exodus of the Rohingya from Burma has underpinnings in events that took place centuries ago, as well as in events that took place weeks ago.
  — Max Bearak, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2017
• What: Bareilles’ sixth album is full of singer-songwritery jams with poignant underpinnings.
  — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 1 May 2019
• Galileo’s contention that the Earth was not the center of the universe sparked an epic clash of reason versus religion, one that, in the pope’s view, threatened the underpinnings of the Catholic faith.
  — Joseph P. Kahn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2018
• To be sure, the political underpinnings of the case were not ignored on any network.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• Oil and gas form the underpinning of our current economies and many jobs are intrinsically tied to them.
  — Pawan Mehra, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• As expected, the passenger cabin mirrors the detail of the underpinnings.
  — Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• One of the most popular theories centers on the number 286, with many internet users speculating that the crime had symbolic underpinnings.
  — Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Jan 2025