underground

Example Sentences

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The map showed clearly that they must begin their climb at the place where the water gushed from its underground tunnel to form the stream.

From Literature

He believed in making wishes, and in lucky four-leaf clovers, and in underground tunnels that lead to wondrous places.

From Literature

It was mostly young people of Afro-Caribbean descent living in poor communities who sang and listened to it in underground clubs that were often raided by the police.

From BBC

Despite its importance, scientists are still unraveling the exact processes that allow soil to remove carbon from the active carbon cycle and keep it underground.

From Science Daily

Small reactors take up little land—the nuclear combustion happens underground—but can produce 300 megawatts, enough to power 300,000 homes a day.

From Barron's