underground

Example Sentences

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Then it would need to be mechanically excavated from deep underground in the middle of hostile territory and could weigh 1,000 pounds.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

In the lowland areas that include Los Angeles, rattlesnakes have underground burrows that are home to one or maybe two snakes, Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

KoBold probed deeper underground than others had looked and discovered a vast deposit of high-grade copper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

A picture of the base by the commercial satellite company Planet Labs on the second day of the war showed three destroyed vehicles outside tunnels leading into the underground facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I’ve been underground so long that it takes a second to adjust to sunlight.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas