underground

Example Sentences

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Geothermal energy systems require electronics that can function deep underground, where surrounding rock can glow red-hot.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Then it would need to be mechanically excavated from deep underground in the middle of hostile territory and could weigh 1,000 pounds.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Another location for oil exports, Qeshm hosts a naval station and missiles in underground tunnels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

From the first notes of its new single “Specter” — a brooding vocal workout for Sebastian that ended on pulverizing riffs — Bad Omens used cutting-edge tools and underground influence to elicit arena-rock catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The tulip bulbs had been homely as turnips when planted, but a winter spent underground had worked its magic.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood