How to Use subterranean in a Sentence

subterranean

adjective
  • Then comes the subterranean twist.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
  • The same poster, in pink and black this time, had been taped to the door of the subterranean gym.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Then there’s the two subterranean lakes that have made the cave so iconic.
    — Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Under the home, there’s a subterranean garage with room for eight cars.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021
  • How much does a subterranean lair add to the value of an estate?
    — Adam Bonislawski, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • One of my favorites was in the subterranean pool tucked inside the spa.
    — Beck Bamberger, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Even in the middle of a city, the subterranean world is thriving.
    — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Below our city streets lies an ad-hoc world of subterranean tunnels and pipes.
    — Thea Petchler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Down below, a subterranean tunnel leads to one of the guest suites.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2021
  • As legend has it, the subterranean site was a wine bar in the time of Socrates.
    — Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2023
  • But the work is there, a teeming, subterranean reservoir of it.
    — Howard Fishman, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Next fall, a subterranean karaoke and bowling bar will be unveiled.
    — Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • But Evans said that there are plans for a much straighter and subterranean path in the future.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Inside were two floors, plus a subterranean vault for storage.
    — Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The subterranean spa is a highlight.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Each home is to be built over a subterranean basement and include an attached garage.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • What is clear is that technology alone won’t be enough to stop the subterranean threat.
    — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • It’s headquartered in the center of the city and leads its own subterranean tours.
    — Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
  • The subterranean room was the first to come to fruition and is arguably the vessel’s biggest draw.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The cool air adds to the cavelike feel of the subterranean bar, as does the dark gray concrete ceiling.
    — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Here are two more stories of the subterranean, one sinister and one salty.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Yet down in the subterranean concourse, there were no outward signs of concern.
    — Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The drums might knock and rattle or sound like they were dunked in the subterranean oceans of Titan.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Or, head downstairs in their wine-cellar-style dining space a late night subterranean drink.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Unlike crude oil, which pools in subterranean reservoirs, shale oil is found within shale rocks.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The rest had been sent below, where their bodies moldered and their bones fought with subterranean creatures.
    — Terri Schlichenmeier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2018
  • One of the first things Ginty did with his new mouse lines was explore the subterranean world of hairy skin.
    — Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Because there’s being down bad, then there’s subterranean levels of angst.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • There could also be a theater, a subterranean biergarten and more in the tunnel.
    — Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • And up above a subterranean pool stands a statue of Hercules, bow drawn for battle.
    — Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2024

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