How to Use underbelly in a Sentence

underbelly

noun
  • They exposed the underbelly of the nation's economic policy.
  • Our core tension is a cute game with a dark underbelly.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But there is a dark underbelly to that freedom, and this is it.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • An underbelly of bright white light a ghost in the shadows.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
  • But here’s the soft underbelly of Iran.
    — NBC news, 17 May 2026
  • Or rather, the softer parts of its underbelly.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Today the silk duvets are still sewn by hand in the underbelly of the hotel.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 May 2025
  • Some species are two-toned, with purple topsides and pink underbellies.
    — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 27 June 2019
  • There would be heroin dens and gay bars and this underbelly of popular culture at the time.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • The underbelly of the aircraft was painted a soft navy, with curved racing stripes of silver and gold.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The whole case exposed the often-slimy underbelly of college sports.
    — Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Their typically bristly fur is peppered with shades of brown and gray, with a white underbelly.
    — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • From their tables, the patrons got a front row view of the underbelly of Westport.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The underbellies of these chunks of faraway glaciers were of the deepest, most delicious blue.
    — Darrell Hartman, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But the act was a shock, even for a series about the seamy underbelly of a reality dating show.
    — Lisa Rosen, latimes.com, 25 May 2017
  • The site was on the darknet, the underbelly of the deep web which cannot be accessed by a regular browser.
    — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 19 Oct. 2019
  • Pound away at the disturbing underbelly that AI lies and makes things up.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Up to ten color sensors sit on the underbelly of the robot to take stock of the hues beneath the robot’s feet.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2021
  • And all the nasty stuff that was in the underbelly of American politics got a voice.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • Be sure to place the casserole dish in the lower part of your oven, so the underbelly of these spuds reach maximum levels of crunch.
    — Amy Wang, OregonLive.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • High-concept sci-fi comedy with a dark underbelly?
    — PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
  • So more athletes feel comfortable coming forward to talk about the underbelly of sports.
    — Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 19 July 2016
  • There’s a soft underbelly that keeps getting exposed away from the home comforts of Anfield.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Riverdale was steeped in a Twin Peaks-like noir and followed the underbelly of the small town where Archie and the gang lived.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Whatever the outcome, her songs serve as reminders of the dark underbellies that often hide beneath pop’s sheen.
    — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 6 Apr. 2018
  • This conflict has been an ugly one, here at home exposing a dark underbelly of antisemitism.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The underbelly of cities that have great wealth has been a theme in your work, particularly your films set in Portland.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The armor on the top side of her trunk was thick, latticed in a pattern of rectangles sweeping down to the underbelly, which was full and soft.
    — Jason Florio, Smithsonian, 22 May 2018
  • Suess paid $800 to mend the converter and weld it to the underbelly of the car to protect it from future thieves.
    — Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The whole look at the underbelly of promotions in country music — that was very intriguing.
    — Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 15 July 2024

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