underground

Example Sentences

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The hole into the underground vault room was discovered when a fire alarm went off in the early hours of Monday, and police and the fire brigade searched the building.

From BBC

At the opposite extreme is secretive adoption, which unwittingly keeps innovation underground.

From Barron's

There were also plans for an underground service road to separate VIP visitors from refuse collections, a new staff entrance, a cafe and "recreation facilities" in the basement.

From BBC

Cooper wanted to capture what goes on offstage as well as on, and a significant part of that happened around a particular table at the Olive Tree Cafe, which sits above the underground comedy club.

From Los Angeles Times

Residents can be stuck underground for several hours before the all-clear is sounded.

From The Wall Street Journal