How to Use underside in a Sentence
underside
noun- The book explores the underside of human nature.
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Don’t try to get the sauce on the underside of the pork.
—Martha Holmbergthe Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
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The fungi forces the ant to crawl to the underside of a leaf to die.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
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There are a lot of brown spots on the underside of most of the leaves.
—oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2019
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White girders line the underside of the roof in the gym.
—Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022
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The ball struck the underside of the crossbar and just crossed the goal line to knot the game at 1.
—Eric Bem, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 4 Nov. 2021
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Glue three claws to the underside of the curved edge of each foot.
—Heidi Palkovic, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2021
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The basket on the far underside of the desk hides the mess of cords in one place.
—Ashleigh Morley, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2023
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The underside of the roof is clad in teak and hovers over the house.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
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My pie had the faintest stripes of char on the underside.
—Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
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Starting from the underside of the branch, saw through 1/3 of the branch.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
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Once the underside is charred, the crust is ready to be flipped.
—New York Times, 17 Aug. 2021
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One of the stock’s virtues is the clean lines and the flat surfaces on the underside of the butt and along the fore-end.
—John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 29 Sep. 2020
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Tender mauve morsels of flesh clung to the fat on the underside of the skin.
—Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2021
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The glider is a Budd, which the pro found stamped on the underside.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
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Use a scissor to cut through the shell on the underside of the tail, and then lift out the meat.
—House Beautiful, 20 July 2012
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Look on the underside of the cooktop to find the numbers.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
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The date code is laser etched on the underside of the handle base.
—Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020
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Be sure to check the undersides of leaves; aphids love to hide there.
—Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
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The top side of each leaf is shiny and dark green, while the underside is lighter.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2021
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Use a bright light and check the undersides of the leaves, stems, and buds weekly.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
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Scrape the underside of the sieve into the bowl and discard the floury remnants in the sieve.
—Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
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Make sure to get all the crevices, corners, edges and the underside.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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In 2001, Wilde noticed dark spots on the underside of the leaves.
—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021
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There is a way that Trump doesn’t care about the underside of things, the tape on his tie and so on.
—Virginia Heffernan, Slate Magazine, 4 May 2017
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The canopies would have fans, heaters and lights on their undersides.
—John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2019
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No, not at it straight-on, but looked at the underside of the faucet, where the water actually flows out.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile ice can accrete on both the top and underside of branches and power lines.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2026
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On the underside of its cap are white gills and spores.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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Metal panels in the underside of the roof can help reflect the noise coming from the fans underneath.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
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