Thesaurus / hit below the belt

hit below the belt

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How to use hit below the belt in a sentence

Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

Before the spinet a bench was placed about four feet below the keys, and I was put upon the bench.

Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.

I have drawn a Line between the figures at the extream changes, that next below the Line is the extream.

The left heel followed like lightning, and the right paw also slipped, letting the bear again fall heavily on the ice below.

His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.

THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN

He reached down inside my shirt, with a none too gentle hand, and relieved me of the belt that held the money.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

While the door was open he caught a glimpse of the street outside—and of Glavis on the sidewalk below.

He shut his fist and hit Butterface a weak but well intended right-hander on the nose.

After looking for them in vain down below he had feared that they might have found their way into the open air.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985