underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
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Examples of underworld in a Sentence
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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What’s more, Delon is highly unusual, among those of divine aspect, in that he is said to have cultivated connections with the actual underworld.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
The upscale 182-room resort, designed by architect Michael Edmonds of Edmonds International, was built with an eye to reducing environmental impact, situated within a mangrove forest and featuring design elements inspired by the sacred Mayan underworld.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
In 2021, Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, known for his investigative work exposing the criminal underworld, was gunned down on a busy central Amsterdam street.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
With the criminal underworld preparing for war, the stakes continue to be raised, and with it, the violence.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
Even people further removed from the case have bizarre connections to the entertainment underworld.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
They were probably attracted to the island’s majestic underworld.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Li played Yeoh's youngest son Bruce, who had been shielded by his mother from his family's ties to the criminal underworld in their life in Los Angeles.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
Moreover, many unsavory characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2024
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
The upscale 182-room resort, designed by architect Michael Edmonds of Edmonds International, was built with an eye to reducing environmental impact, situated within a mangrove forest and featuring design elements inspired by the sacred Mayan underworld.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
In 2021, Dutch crime journalist Peter R. de Vries, known for his investigative work exposing the criminal underworld, was gunned down on a busy central Amsterdam street.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
With the criminal underworld preparing for war, the stakes continue to be raised, and with it, the violence.
—Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
Even people further removed from the case have bizarre connections to the entertainment underworld.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
They were probably attracted to the island’s majestic underworld.
—Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
Li played Yeoh's youngest son Bruce, who had been shielded by his mother from his family's ties to the criminal underworld in their life in Los Angeles.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
Moreover, many unsavory characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2024
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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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