go underground
Example Sentences
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When he’s working on a new movie, she says, “he’ll ‘Beautiful Mind’ it, these weird Post-its everywhere, and then he’ll go underground for a week and write a near-perfect draft.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"We're not saying we should not go underground," he insisted.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Others may go underground or just leave the country altogether.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025
With the Oklahoma City bombing and Timothy McVeigh, many militia movements go underground and become less publicly visible, and focus way less on sheriffs.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2024
I’m gettin’ like the New York Post. “—but you know they’re still doing it. Stoppin’ ’em just made ’em go underground.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
