under the skin

phrase

: beneath apparent or surface differences : at heart

Examples of under the skin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In late 2024, the FDA approved Opdivo Qvantig, a new formulation that combines nivolumab with hyaluronidase, allowing many patients to receive the same medicine as a three- to five-minute injection under the skin rather than a 30-minute IV infusion. — Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that can cause a vibriosis infection, which in some cases can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, a fast-spreading bacterial infection of the tissue under the skin that appears to eat away at the body. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

This type of fat distribution is associated with a higher risk for developing conditions such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes, as opposed to subcutaneous fat, which is directly under the skin. — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

While the cyclops and the sirens are reliable crowd-pleasers, few sequences nestle under the skin like the one belonging to Samantha Morton’s Circe. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for under the skin

• asparagine
• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• crankpin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin