Example Sentences

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It’s when we make it a point to request a complimentary dessert when we go out to eat, regardless of how full our bellies may be.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Its sound is like a gaseous rumbling from deep within the earth—or our bellies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

No less active were the crews of the seven dark-gray C-130s arrayed on the tarmac nearby, their bellies open as loadmasters prepared the planes for their cargo.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

The Pad was lambasted in the print-shop windows where caricaturists laid into all the ludicrous fashions: bums, breasts, bellies, skirts, hats, and hair.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

The clouds churned violently overhead, their bellies rumbling with thunder, and lightning jumped across the sky.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda