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.
Examples of the bowels in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The skin may blister and the eyes inflame, the stomach knot up and the bowels loosen.
—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
A little more than an hour before his post-match press conference in the bowels of SoFi Stadium, Pochettino watched his USA team give up a last-second goal to Turkey that ensured a 3-2 defeat in this final match of the group stage.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Minutes after the New York Knicks had won Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Taylor Swift led an impromptu pep rally in the bowels of Madison Square Garden, on her way out.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Dressed in all his sartorial splendor, the 81-year-old Frazier, immortal point guard of the immortal Knicks title teams of ’70 and ’73, stood in the bowels of Frost Bank Center in awe of his team’s incumbent 29-year-old point guard.
—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
A little more than an hour before his post-match press conference in the bowels of SoFi Stadium, Pochettino watched his USA team give up a last-second goal to Turkey that ensured a 3-2 defeat in this final match of the group stage.
—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Minutes after the New York Knicks had won Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Taylor Swift led an impromptu pep rally in the bowels of Madison Square Garden, on her way out.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Dressed in all his sartorial splendor, the 81-year-old Frazier, immortal point guard of the immortal Knicks title teams of ’70 and ’73, stood in the bowels of Frost Bank Center in awe of his team’s incumbent 29-year-old point guard.
—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
Cite this Entry
“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
