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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You will likely encounter it only as a rumor from the deepest bowels of the world’s top intelligence establishments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Eventually John meets his fate by falling through a portal into an abandoned mall, then following signs directing him to a manager’s office hidden in its bowels.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
“For a program that’s been around since 2013, it was shocking that you’d come across its cancellation, effectively, in the corner of the bowels of a subpage of the internet.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
It’s making fun of yourself in a way — like some old Victorian actor in the bowels of the theater taking his makeup off and wondering what it all means.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lyddie hastened to grab a cloth and take a pie Mrs. Bedlow was removing from the bowels of the stove.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
