Examples of underworld in a Sentence
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Fortunately, Dusse lightens the lawyer’s spiral into his mobster client’s dark underworld with wry humor and pointed skewering of both the wellness industry and the criminal legal profession.
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The Know,
Denver Post,
5 July 2026
In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Del Toro remains one of Hollywood’s most imaginative visual entertainers, and the prospect of visiting his long-dormant underworld later in 2026 promises not just fresh nostalgia but maybe even total immersion.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 drops you into the galaxy’s underworld as Kay Vess, a scoundrel trying to pull off the biggest heist in the Outer Rim.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
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The Know,
Denver Post,
5 July 2026
In the dark underworld of New Orleans, the Winters family builds an empire around a powerful new drug—crafted from the ashes of the dead—that grants users vivid, haunting visions of the past.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
Del Toro remains one of Hollywood’s most imaginative visual entertainers, and the prospect of visiting his long-dormant underworld later in 2026 promises not just fresh nostalgia but maybe even total immersion.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 June 2026
Star Wars Outlaws on Switch 2 drops you into the galaxy’s underworld as Kay Vess, a scoundrel trying to pull off the biggest heist in the Outer Rim.
—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for underworld
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underworld. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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