- a variation of nether world.
netherworld
Example Sentences
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The mission has taken him into the netherworld of the online job market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
First, the Coens submerge us headfirst into the cold netherworld of a Minnesota winter, where criminals hope that a dusting of fresh, frosty powder will cover their tracks.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
In that legal netherworld, women weren’t just plaintiffs.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
The intensive-care unit in Puerto Asís was like a netherworld between life and death.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
"My older sister, the goddess of death. She and Nergal rule Kurnugi, the netherworld."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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