underbelly

Example Sentences

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In fact, more is known about the surface of some planets in our Solar System than much of Antarctica's "underbelly" – the topography beneath the ice sheet.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Guerrero described the shark as “big, around 6 feet long,” with a white underbelly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

The clue is in the title - US crime noir writer Jordan Harper is back with his latest thriller as he returns to his regular hunting ground, the seedy underbelly of LA.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

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

On the underbelly of the Argo II, the glass bay doors split open.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan