underneath
Example Sentences
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"We saw walls collapsing, the floors opening up. And then water and mud began spurting up from underneath the flooring."
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The capsule, which included four old coins and a handwritten note, was discovered underneath a statue during renovation work in Crystal Palace Park.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
And he dies suddenly, tragically, and ... all of a sudden the rug is really just emotionally and psychologically pulled out from underneath them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
This is the policy logic underneath the AI Overwatch Act, a legislation that Mr. Chilson dismisses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The air in our booth stills and his smile slips, like it was a fake stick-on one, and I see his real self peek out from underneath.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing underneath
"Eleven"
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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