How to Use go under in a Sentence

go under

verb
  • The house first was listed for $1.2 million in June and went under contract three days later.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Relics from the late Scottish soccer player McQueen will also go under the hammer on day one.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The lower threshold matches the maximum sum protected under the financial services compensation scheme, which protects customers if a bank goes under.
    Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, theweek, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Ensure the loop goes under the standing part of the cordage.
    Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023
  • But not that kind of pain: The 31-year-old says she's never gone under the knife.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Again, why not go under center and just punch in the ball?
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The site predicts that the Bruins will win the game against the Huskies and that the total will go under.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2022
  • One of it was a pull-up, somebody went under on a screen.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • The ball went under Rapids keeper Zack Steffen’s legs and in the back of the net.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2024
  • When one of the lab’s slides goes under a microscope, the ager zooms in on the long vertical edge of the tooth root.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Scores of companies could go under when faced with the bill.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022
  • When the torpedoes are shot, the search and recovery team go under the ice to find them.
    Jon Schlosberg, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • One of the King’s royally swish gifts will go under the gavel this spring.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • At that time, the Puxi area on the opposite side of the river will go under lockdown.
    Ken Moritsugu, ajc, 29 Mar. 2022
  • In coming months, the drill will go under the river itself.
    Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • But the drilling takes place around-the-clock when Hazel goes under a road or other sensitive places.
    Ricky Carioti, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • There was an odd little loop that was supposed to go under his heel.
    Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The man, who has not been identified, went under the surface and was not seen re-emerging.
    Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This is an easy way to tighten skin without going under the knife.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Urinating in a new way wasn’t anywhere near the top of my list of reasons for going under the knife.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 31 July 2024
  • Stay tuned to see what other classics will go under the gavel.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • If the sales are approved, the parcels would go under the hammer at the September online auction.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Spring runoff goes under the building, creating a musty smell.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Initially, reports said that Face ID will go under the screen.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Ahead is the bye week to determine where the remainder of 2023 will go under center and elsewhere.
    Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The caller told authorities the man went under the water and hadn’t resurfaced, deputies said.
    Paloma Chavez, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
  • While Pat’s tweets usually go under the radar, his words resonated with a lot of Wheel of Fortune fans.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 4 Mar. 2022
  • One by one the mammals went under the spectrophotometer.
    Cara Giaimo, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • According to Brandi Glanville, her face has never gone under the knife.
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • The site predicts that Mississippi State will win and cover the spread and predicts that the total will go under.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022

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