underneath
Example Sentences
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The basketball court is raised to accommodate the ice underneath the floor.
From Los Angeles Times
Cleveland’s home court is raised above the arena floor to accommodate for an ice hockey rink underneath.
From Los Angeles Times
Due to all the stress, she shed a lot of the outer scales of her shell, revealing soft ones underneath.
From Los Angeles Times
If there’s a signal underneath, it is of big risks ahead.
Part of me worries it’s going to buckle underneath her—not because of her, but because one of the chair legs looks like it could use a good tightening.
From Literature
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