on the underside

Example Sentences

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Every humpback has a pattern on the underside of their tail -- or fluke -- that is unique "like a human fingerprint", Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

But encountering “Dark” now, something else stands out: There is no way for a viewer to know for certain whether the word is really written on the underside, beneath all that obdurate tonnage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

Some of the best examples of mammatus can be seen when the sun is low in the sky, casting light on the underside of the cloud and showing up the 'udders'.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

In addition, a 500-metre-high channel has formed on the underside of the ice, which spreads towards the inland.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

Flames far below glared on the underside of the intention craft, still somehow hovering in the air and now turning slowly as if to look around.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman