underworld
Example Sentences
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The ice is still hot, as they might say in the Parisian underworld.
He had no interest in mining and no experience confronting the Mexican underworld.
From Los Angeles Times
Two nights later, prosecutors say, Jones was dishing about his friend to the gambling underworld.
As one descends the underworld’s nine circles, they must be careful not to let ne’er-do-wells and scoundrels extinguish their flame.
From Salon
Researchers believe there are links between Huanya and a prominent Chinese underworld figure Wan Kuok Koi, better known as Broken Tooth, who has since invested in other scam centres on the border.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
