go underground
Example Sentences
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"We're not saying we should not go underground," he insisted.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Not so good for the screenwriters and true-crime podcasters who trade on our strange fascination with bad guys who go underground and stay there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
With the Oklahoma City bombing and Timothy McVeigh, many militia movements go underground and become less publicly visible, and focus way less on sheriffs.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024
"When you go underground, you don't know what's happening above with the family. I'm often very worried."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2023
It was decided that if we were not convicted I would go underground to travel about the country organizing the proposed national convention.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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