the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

Examples of the underground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some people in the underground driver’s license economy in Maryland or California would snap a photo of the licenses before mailing them to their out-of-state immigrant clients, and then rent or sell those photos to people like Barbosa. Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 10 July 2024 Wray manages this by plunging the reader into the underground heavy metal scene in Central Florida in the 80s, but from there, we are catapulted to Los Angeles and beyond. Liz Riggs, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024 Every artist goes through similar things in the music business, in the underground, trying to put their career together, the aftermath, having things fall apart, and stuff like that. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2024 Some of the underground spaces found in Trenčín may date back to before the medieval era, Hulínek said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the underground 

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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