nether world
noun
the infernal regions; hell.
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
They spent a cold night in an immigration netherworld, of sorts, trapped between two border fences.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
Instead, it seemed content to inhabit a netherworld in between.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
With one stride he covers the earth, with the second the heavens, and with the third he boots Bali into the netherworld.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
