deep down (inside)

idiom

—used to mean that something is true or real even if it is not said or shown to other people

He knew deep down inside that she was right.

Deep down, I think we all felt the same way.

He might look like a mean old man, but deep down inside he is a very kind person.

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Down 27-24 with 10:51 to go in regulation, Marvin Mims Jr. was wide open deep down the field, but Nix underthrew the ball, resulting in an incompletion. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2024 Stuck deep down below (especially Homer, who is literally stuck in a tunnel because of his girth), Lisa begins to tell him a story. —

Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 On the 49ers’ second scoring drive, Guerendo got loose deep down the right sideline and Purdy hit him for a 27-yard gain to the 1. —

Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024 Nix got carried away in the fourth, launching the ball deep down the field to Mims and was picked off by Ward. —

Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deep down (inside)

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