underneath
Example Sentences
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"We saw walls collapsing, the floors opening up. And then water and mud began spurting up from underneath the flooring."
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
And he dies suddenly, tragically, and ... all of a sudden the rug is really just emotionally and psychologically pulled out from underneath them.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Instead of a "heat dome" - where an area of high pressure gets "stuck", trapping warm air underneath - areas of low pressure will be steered across the UK by a stronger jet stream.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
This is the policy logic underneath the AI Overwatch Act, a legislation that Mr. Chilson dismisses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
There hadn’t been anyone on the bridge when they passed underneath, but by the time they stumbled into sight, a sheriff’s car was on the road and people had gathered to watch the flood.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing underneath
"Eleven"
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-
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