have underlain
- present perfect of underlie.
Example Sentences
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It did not escape Carlen's, and she fell into a reverie of wondering what possible double meaning could have underlain his words.
From Between Whiles by Jackson, Helen Hunt
Again, they say, “Where there is life there is hope,” but hope is of the essence of God, for it is faith and hope that have underlain all evolution.
From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Butler, Samuel
A consciousness of this may have underlain the remarkable terms in which this grievous restriction was imparted to the United States Government, as evincing the singular indulgence of Great Britain.
From Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
"Adieu, M. Berthaud—for the present," he said; and had he not seemed too proud to threaten, a threat might have underlain his words.
From In Kings' Byways by Weyman, Stanley John
