- plural of bowel.
bowels
Example Sentences
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For more than a year, an uncontrolled fire had burned in the bowels of the dump, broiling old garbage and sending nauseating fumes into nearby homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
NEW YORK—More than a million fans will visit New York City this month for the World Cup, and many of them will squeeze through the decaying bowels of Pennsylvania Station while they’re here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
Prices of raw materials also declined, suggesting inflation might be easing in the bowels of the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Besides learning about Garfield's vital signs each day, readers knew when Garfield slept restlessly, how much pain he had, and how often he moved his bowels.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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