underbelly

Example Sentences

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“Fargo” found its humor in the juxtaposition between “Minnesota Nice” and the dark, criminal underbelly it explored.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Where the first wave of bands that emerged from downtown were more traditionally rock and roll and melodic, No Wave was the louder, darker, discordant underbelly and the logical next step.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

But those earnings have an ugly underbelly: ever-bigger losses at the generative AI startups that spend big on chips and data centers supplied by the profitable public companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

I was Zu and Zu was in a small bed, staring up at the underbelly of a brown mattress.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken