underbelly

Example Sentences

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Because people like to say things like, “If I became a right-wing influencer I’d get so rich,” and while there is some truth to that, there is this underbelly of people with really marginal influence.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Everything points back in the direction of Angel Studios — or, really, the underbelly beneath it.

From Salon • May 3, 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

He produces his own short-form videos, feeding an internet audience hungry for unfiltered views of L.A.’s underbelly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

The pale underbelly followed, its ridged skin stretching and loosening as its gigantic muscles strained in movement.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook