bowels
Example Sentences
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Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Iona Hall, 30, from Bristol, underwent two operations in 2024 to remove a 10cm cyst on her ovary and separate her bowels and uterus, which had fused together.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Prices of raw materials also declined, suggesting inflation might be easing in the bowels of the economy.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
Like the bowels of some great beast exposed to the day.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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