bowel
bowels
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pluralof bowel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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NEW YORK—More than a million fans will visit New York City this month for the World Cup, and many of them will squeeze through the decaying bowels of Pennsylvania Station while they’re here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
By the time he had a video examination of his bowels – called a colonoscopy – the cancer was so large it blocked the camera from getting in.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
A diamond, the locksmith reminds himself, is only a piece of carbon compressed in the bowels of the earth for eons and driven to the surface in a volcanic pipe.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
