- a variation of nether world.
netherworld
Example Sentences
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Accompanied by her sidekick and netherworld patron King Grimsquawk – a crowned raven-baby holding a scepter – Workman conjures up one of the funniest small-screen comedies that isn’t officially on TV.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The mission has taken him into the netherworld of the online job market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In that legal netherworld, women weren’t just plaintiffs.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
The largest one was smooth and gray, and when the wind died down we could hear lava churning and spitting like some seething creature from the netherworld.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Her lips widened into a skeletal smile as she said to me, "You, Sikander, have broken the most sacred law of Kurnugi. The living are not permitted in the netherworld."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
