underbelly

Example Sentences

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While the now-replaced aircraft sported a blue and white exterior, the new aircraft has a navy blue underbelly, red stripe and white upper body.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

It also exposed the AI boom’s underbelly: the grubby sidedeals, financial anxieties, short tempers and personal vendettas that have shaped modern technology every bit as much as the march toward machine consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Maybe it was the underbelly of all of the bravado and power-seeking—some desire to counter all the validation with the humiliation of knowing that, deep down, he’s just a revolting little worm.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Our car is parked in the ship’s underbelly, and we are standing near the front of the boat, in the briny marine air.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day