underground

Example Sentences

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Mexican army divers have rescued a miner from a flooded underground tunnel two weeks after he was first trapped.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Geothermal energy systems require electronics that can function deep underground, where surrounding rock can glow red-hot.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

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

The other woman was a young, blonde, blue-eyed Dutch Jew with flawless false identity papers supplied by the Dutch national underground itself.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom