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

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Amid a national focus on America's uniquely astronomical drug costs, the FTC is taking aim at firms that largely work deep in the bowels of the country's labyrinthine health care system, well hidden from public understanding and scrutiny: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024

Operation Hourglass, described as the culmination of nearly two decades of Monarch’s work, will send Lee into the bowels of the earth and into Titan territory on a mission of exploration. —James Grebey, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024

The inmate Colón encountered deep in the bowels of a Manhattan prison seemed hungry for human connection after years of isolation in jail. —Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024

Ruben Ortiz Descending a staircase into the bowels of the building led me to a full-on wellness wonderland. —Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 June 2024