underbelly

Example Sentences

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Scotland have added new dimensions and layers to their game in recent times, but what has never been eradicated is their soft underbelly.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

The night concluded with an enthusiastic performance by Doja Cat on an outdoor stage in the shadow of the David Geffen Galleries, the lights girding its massive concrete underbelly like stars in the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

In “Gotham at War,” Mr. Wallace takes us on a fascinating excursion into both the now lost yet somehow familiar human superstructure, and the sometimes sordid underbelly, of the city we know today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The rest tackle the seedy underbelly of fame.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

I was nearly six feet tall, pale as a frog’s underbelly, and had bright red hair.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls