the bowels
plural noun
literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
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Maybe on the sidelines at an Arizona Cardinals game, or on the jumbotron at Ford Field wearing a Detroit Lions jersey, or in the bowels of the Breslin Center, snapping a picture with Michigan State coach Tom Izzo.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The documentary charts the adventures of an artist collective in Rhode Island that found a hidden space inside the bowels of the Providence Place Mall in 2003.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
People can also receive a CT colonography, also called a virtual colonoscopy, to view the bowels through a scan.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The roller coaster-like train that takes them into the bowels of the Earth looks like a Disneyland ride waiting to happen.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The documentary charts the adventures of an artist collective in Rhode Island that found a hidden space inside the bowels of the Providence Place Mall in 2003.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
People can also receive a CT colonography, also called a virtual colonoscopy, to view the bowels through a scan.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The roller coaster-like train that takes them into the bowels of the Earth looks like a Disneyland ride waiting to happen.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
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“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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