underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
Examples of underworld in a Sentence
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Together the two enter a whirlwind romance sending them down the rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
Along their journey, Majima and his crew come into the crosshairs of the criminal pirate underworld of Madlantis, setting the stage for a level of cartoonishness that would be considered kind of ridiculous, even for this franchise’s standards.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Paige Mahoney is one such clairvoyant, a dreamwalker, and is highly ranked in the criminal underworld.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
But what made the best-selling crime writer break away from his distinctively realistic vision of Stockholm’s underworld to tap into sci-fi?
—Annika Pham, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
Along their journey, Majima and his crew come into the crosshairs of the criminal pirate underworld of Madlantis, setting the stage for a level of cartoonishness that would be considered kind of ridiculous, even for this franchise’s standards.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Paige Mahoney is one such clairvoyant, a dreamwalker, and is highly ranked in the criminal underworld.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
But what made the best-selling crime writer break away from his distinctively realistic vision of Stockholm’s underworld to tap into sci-fi?
—Annika Pham, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underworld
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underworld. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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