underworld

Example Sentences

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In the underworld of social media they are now arguing among themselves.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

At least three high-level operatives would likely race for the throne of Oseguera’s underworld empire, said U.S. authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

But there is a serious hurdle: U.S. prosecutors have viewed López Serrano as too valuable a source on the Mexican underworld to ship him back south, according to Mexico’s former Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

He drank tall glasses of orange juice in seedy dives as he infiltrated an underworld of bank-robbing clowns and bird-obsessed mobsters.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

When Hercules came to the underworld he lifted Theseus from the seat and brought him back to earth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton