How to Use underlying in a Sentence

underlying

adjective

• The funds are tied to an underlying index, such as the S&P 500.
  — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
• The funds are tied to an underlying index, such as the S&P 500.
  — Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
• But the underlying problem seems to be the food itself.
  — Jay Root, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• At 10/1 odds to win the cup, and with the best underlying numbers of any team left, Bournemouth seem like a worthwhile bet.
  — Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
• Of these certificates, at least 90% list Covid-19 as the underlying cause of death, the CDC said.
  — Stephanie Stamm, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
• That was an underlying trend in our business for a long time.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022
• The good news is that there are a handful of ways to address it, depending on the underlying cause.
  — Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
• Their underlying numbers, though, aren’t as strong as Ryan and Gray’s.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2022
• Jack had no underlying conditions and was in good health, and at first the symptoms looked a lot like a common cold.
  — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
• As well as some sugary snacks to soothe the underlying guilt that comes with sharing your children.
  — Jemima Kirke, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
• The underlying cause of many such heart problems is Down syndrome.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
• The underlying goal is to help make the American system work as it was designed.
  — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
• Primary just means the headache itself is the main issue, and there isn’t an underlying cause.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Mar. 2025
• Most of the deaths were among the elderly, the very young or those with underlying medical problems.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
• Other times, the underlying cause may be a bony structure.
  — Meredith Butulis, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
• Deep burns can destroy the underlying nerve endings and the body goes into shock, limiting the level of pain — in the initial stages.
  — Mike Baker, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• His health has been an underlying issue leading up the trial, but it will not be discussed in front of the jurors.
  — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
• Jensen wants to become a physician in part to help work on some of the underlying structural reasons people in her tribe die so young.
  — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 July 2022
• What gives the Bored Apes their underlying value, though, is the blockchain technology on which they are built.
  — Fortune, 18 Mar. 2022
• Yes, there is an underlying look, but goth is so much more than an aesthetic.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
• Other times, the root cause of the problem needs to be fixed such as treating the underlying injury or condition.
  — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
• The underlying issue seems to be the lack of communication between the safeties and the corners.
  — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
• The underlying cause of TN, when it can be found, is most commonly compression of the nerve, usually in the brainstem where the nerve root starts.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022
• The judge also delayed by six months the jury trial in the underlying case that was set to begin Tuesday.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
• The steep rise in interest rates last year may have helped mask any underlying malaise in the Swiss financial system.
  — Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024
• The city argued in court filings that Jones’ claims lacked merit because the city didn’t cause Jones to lose his right to bring an underlying claim against Paradis and the city in state court.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022
• The tendon is then split to expose underlying tissues and bone.
  — Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
• Black is simply a dark version of another color, so look at the lighter shades on the paint strip to determine the underlying hue.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2023
• While Orji’s sharp wit keeps the show lively, she’s also deeply invested in the underlying theme of the show, which is to connect people.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Apr. 2025
• The underlying meanings were evident to all: any limit placed on slavery, the Southerners believed, was intended to hasten its extinction; any constitutional blessing of slavery, the North understood, was intended to support its extension.
  — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025