the bowels
plural noun
literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
Examples of the bowels in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The tiny gym in the bowels of the great church was, for a time, the most important reservoir of talent in the game.
—
Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After the win, Wilson walked around the bowels of Mortgage Matchup Center, rattling a pink tambourine that an Aces trainer gave her.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Or would we be buried in some kind of algorithm, in the bowels of Netflix?
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
After the win, Wilson walked around the bowels of Mortgage Matchup Center, rattling a pink tambourine that an Aces trainer gave her.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Or would we be buried in some kind of algorithm, in the bowels of Netflix?
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
Cite this Entry
“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share