netherworld
- a variation of nether world.
Example Sentences
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First, the Coens submerge us headfirst into the cold netherworld of a Minnesota winter, where criminals hope that a dusting of fresh, frosty powder will cover their tracks.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
In that legal netherworld, women weren’t just plaintiffs.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
By a certain point we seem to have wandered, alongside Sol, into a strange netherworld between life and death.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
It’s the dreaded no man’s land, the netherworld between borderline contention and full capitulation.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
What was it doing here in this dark netherworld?
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
