How to Use nether in a Sentence
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Shaving the nether regions doesn’t need to feel as fraught with risk and danger.
—Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 16 Sep. 2022
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The noise of this on a concrete floor was deafening — a Morse Code from the nether regions.
—Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2017
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But ornithology had anyhow enlightened her: George was a bird in the bush, and the bush was on the nether side of the globe.
—Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 14 June 2021
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In the Philippines, a cup-sized dipper known as a tabo is still used for rinsing your nether regions.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 7 May 2020
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Not until the streak reached double digits did things get weird in the nether reaches of Camden Yards.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2021
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Because the trend is coming out of the net's far nether regions, even the challenge's name itself is up for debate.
—Amber Ferguson and Kyle Swenson, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2017
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Turns out, therefore, that a jaybird is naked only when some of its nether plumage is missing.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
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Turns out, therefore, that a jaybird is naked only when its nether plumage has gone missing.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
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The most important thing is not to put pressure on yourself—because that will only take the wind out of your nether sails even more.
—Anna Pulley, RedEye Chicago, 10 July 2017
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For Hindus, death is the final stage of life, the next journey where the soul travels different levels of earth, the nether lands, and on to heaven.
—Madhushree Ghosh, Longreads, 12 May 2021
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Could a new discovery of microbes buried deep in the nether regions of our own planet be the key to finding life on other ones?
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2020
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To rally thy basics from the nether regions of our kitchens—that sprouting onion, random sack of rice, can of beans, and trio of eggs—and make them into meals.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 21 Apr. 2020
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Next, out walked a woman in a black fur coat trimmed in white mink over a scarlet dress, her breasts and nether regions etched on, like a whisper or a promise, in black.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2016
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Like a steam for your nether regions, for example, or $90 worth of supplements.
—Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 1 June 2017
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But the fact is that all dogs will be dogs from time to time - that is, chomp down on goose poop by the sidewalk, lick their nether regions multiple times a day and bring home the odd dead critter.
—Trisha Pasricha Md, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
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And if the hairy area in question is located in your nether regions, the advice only gets more confusing.
—Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022
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Scanning the darkness, astronomers have managed to catch a few glimmers of what might fill the nether regions far beyond Neptune.
—Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 14 May 2020
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Then there's the scene where Hahn, a spa worker, waxes love interest Justin Hartley's nether region.
—Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 1 Nov. 2017
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The antlers suggest a crown, mischievously shifted from head to nether regions.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022
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Jansen mentioned a photograph in which Puig was naked save for a cap on his head and a vendor’s tray packed with peanuts covering his nether regions.
—Dylan Hernandez, latimes.com, 26 June 2018
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Bit of a reach, but use your imagination: How would women who live in a world without men and their manmade porn treat their nether regions?
—Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 14 June 2017
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Slaughter drew a 3-1 count, took an outside slider for a full count and then fouled a ball into the dirt and that ricocheted back up into his nether regions.
—Brody Miller, NOLA.com, 24 May 2018
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Few would say the nether reaches of Scotland’s Isle of Mull -- an hour by ferry from the mainland, then another hour or more on narrow, winding roads -- are easy to get to.
—Charlotte Ryan, Bloomberg.com, 16 Dec. 2020
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There’s little doubting that the cult hit of this gaming year unfolds courtesy of the fearless, nether-world wanderings of a small boy with glowing eyes.
—Andy Robertson, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2010
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Glover looks for clues in the litany of codpieces jutting from Renaissance paintings, leading a perceptive tour of the nether regions.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 23 May 2020
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Except, the true aim of this nether-region cleanser has pivoted since its origins in 18th century France.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2022
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To peruse them is to imagine the smoky air and enthused or barbed repartee at clannish openings, which of course still occur (with less smoke) in nether and outer reaches of the city.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017
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But the most well-known shot of Kardashian nude is a photo of the star sitting on the bathroom counter holding a tea cup to cover her chest and crossing her legs to hide her nether regions.
—Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2019
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According to scientists, a poison arrow in the quiver may let loose a very sticky nether-region massacre.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Jan. 2018
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Like other college students, his nether regions were at the mercy of the unforgiving plastic chairs often found in the library and residence halls.
—Laurie Saloman, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2023
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