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

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

Time France's debut edition also includes an interview with US ambassador to France Charles Kushner, a report from Ukraine's Donbas region and an investigation into the art trafficking underworld, according to its table of contents.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

We stepped over toward the banks of the stream as we chatted, almost like he was a regular chum and not some phantom from the underworld.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan