underbelly
Example Sentences
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The clue is in the title - US crime noir writer Jordan Harper is back with his latest thriller as he returns to his regular hunting ground, the seedy underbelly of LA.
From BBC
The cloak of invincibility that Liverpool carried last season has been replaced by a soft - very soft - underbelly.
From BBC
Scotland have added new dimensions and layers to their game in recent times, but what has never been eradicated is their soft underbelly.
From BBC
But those earnings have an ugly underbelly: ever-bigger losses at the generative AI startups that spend big on chips and data centers supplied by the profitable public companies.
The night concluded with an enthusiastic performance by Doja Cat on an outdoor stage in the shadow of the David Geffen Galleries, the lights girding its massive concrete underbelly like stars in the sky.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
