underland
- a word derived from land.
Example Sentences
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The underland is where human beings investigate dark matter and bury our nuclear waste, where we have imagined the kingdom of the dead and painted our first works of art.
From Slate • Dec. 3, 2019
I mostly listen, relaxing after the day’s exertions, pinching myself at the wondrously weird subcultures of this underland, reflecting on the bizarre cultural recyclings that it calls out.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2019
Much of Paris was built from its own underland, hewn block by block from the bedrock and hauled up for dressing and placing.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2019
Obsession, incomprehension, compulsion and revelation were among the recurrent echoes of these stories – and they became part of my underland experiences, too.
From The Guardian • Apr. 20, 2019
We again chose the underland route, lest we should meet with dogs and cats in the streets, or be crushed beneath rolling wheels.
From The Rambles of a Rat by A. L. O. E.
