the bowels
plural noun
literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
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Deep in the bowels of State Farm Stadium, Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson and a group of his players shuffled into a concrete-walled space that had been converted into a makeshift press conference room.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
Once you’ve been fitted for your gear and grab lunch at their office, hop in an SUV and have the guides take you deep into the bowels of the vast park.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
He had been left alone in the bowels of Memorial Coliseum because as a pre-teen, Adelman practically lived in those halls, and those locker rooms.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This is the trajectory the film itself takes, gradually following the effects of that one authority-defying act from the bowels of a provincial prison all the way to one of the highest offices in Moscow.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2025
Once you’ve been fitted for your gear and grab lunch at their office, hop in an SUV and have the guides take you deep into the bowels of the vast park.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
He had been left alone in the bowels of Memorial Coliseum because as a pre-teen, Adelman practically lived in those halls, and those locker rooms.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
This is the trajectory the film itself takes, gradually following the effects of that one authority-defying act from the bowels of a provincial prison all the way to one of the highest offices in Moscow.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the bowels
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“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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