netherworld

Example Sentences

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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

Instead, it seemed content to inhabit a netherworld in between.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022

"My older sister, the goddess of death. She and Nergal rule Kurnugi, the netherworld."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda