beneath

Example Sentences

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I also wanted to understand if my treatment, which forced me to excavate painful childhood memories lodged beneath the surface, like splinters the skin had long healed over, could help others.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Using earthquake waves, the team was able to map the thickness and structure of the lithosphere beneath different continents.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

But it is better to recognize, and reject, that deeper, more destabilizing attack on the very idea of law lurking beneath.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

Inside, time seemed to move differently: tennis whites drying beneath the afternoon sun, bridge rooms carrying the faint smell of cigarettes and talcum powder, elderly members reading newspapers beneath slow ceiling fans.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The closest overhead bins are filled with roller bags, so I contort myself to shove my backpack beneath the seat in front of mine.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith