Silently and insidiously she undermines man's handiwork, and realisation of his futile conflict with her invincible power enters with disastrous effect into the popular mind, lacking that immutable force without which the spiritual temple of faith rests on a foundation of shifting sand.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
But how the higher criticism undermines the gospel of tradition!
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes
"If there is a poison which undermines the sources of life," he remarked, "it is alcohol.
"Blind Love"
Wilkie Collins