How to Use underside in a Sentence

underside

noun
  • The book explores the underside of human nature.
  • Don’t try to get the sauce on the underside of the pork.
    Martha Holmbergthe Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The fungi forces the ant to crawl to the underside of a leaf to die.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • There are a lot of brown spots on the underside of most of the leaves.
    oregonlive, 20 Oct. 2019
  • White girders line the underside of the roof in the gym.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Glue three claws to the underside of the curved edge of each foot.
    Heidi Palkovic, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The basket on the far underside of the desk hides the mess of cords in one place.
    Ashleigh Morley, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The underside of the roof is clad in teak and hovers over the house.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
  • My pie had the faintest stripes of char on the underside.
    Andy Staples, SI.com, 30 June 2017
  • Starting from the underside of the branch, saw through 1/3 of the branch.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Once the underside is charred, the crust is ready to be flipped.
    New York Times, 17 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • Tender mauve morsels of flesh clung to the fat on the underside of the skin.
    Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2021
  • The glider is a Budd, which the pro found stamped on the underside.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Look on the underside of the cooktop to find the numbers.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The date code is laser etched on the underside of the handle base.
    Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Be sure to check the undersides of leaves; aphids love to hide there.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
  • The top side of each leaf is shiny and dark green, while the underside is lighter.
    Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2021
  • Use a bright light and check the undersides of the leaves, stems, and buds weekly.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Scrape the underside of the sieve into the bowl and discard the floury remnants in the sieve.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Make sure to get all the crevices, corners, edges and the underside.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In 2001, Wilde noticed dark spots on the underside of the leaves.
    Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 25 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • The canopies would have fans, heaters and lights on their undersides.
    John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 17 July 2019
  • The underside has non-slip backing to keep the rug in place.
    Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The undersides of his white sport socks were grimy with dirt.
    Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
  • To add to the drama, the ball came off the underside of the crossbar and was then cleared to safety by Branislav Ivanovic.
    The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • These lady beetles grow from eggs laid in clusters on the underside of leaves near a food source, hatching in about ten days.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2025

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