underbelly

Example Sentences

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And she suggests that the current state of the Epstein files exposes a darker underbelly.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

He produces his own short-form videos, feeding an internet audience hungry for unfiltered views of L.A.’s underbelly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

In “Gotham at War,” Mr. Wallace takes us on a fascinating excursion into both the now lost yet somehow familiar human superstructure, and the sometimes sordid underbelly, of the city we know today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The rest tackle the seedy underbelly of fame.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

Without pausing to think, he aimed high at the spider’s underbelly, as he had done with the skrewt, and shouted “Stupefy!” just as Cedric yelled the same thing.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling