beneath

Example Sentences

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The volcanic rock beneath is actually dark grey and brown.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Graells suggested that part of the cargo may have become buried beneath the sand immediately after the accident, preventing recovery efforts at the time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Another depicted an enlarged image of Trump towering over Greenland beneath the words "Hello, Greenland!"

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Was Emily’s shortsighted severity only cruelty—or was there, beneath her breath, an amusingly admirable level of passion?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

She scoured the room, her tiny claws clacking across the floor—which, contrary to the clacking, looked like undulating water beneath her feet.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman