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.

Examples of the bowels in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The inmate Colón encountered deep in the bowels of a Manhattan prison seemed hungry for human connection after years of isolation in jail. —

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 Ruben Ortiz Descending a staircase into the bowels of the building led me to a full-on wellness wonderland. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 18 June 2024 His campaign advisors, many of whom appear next to him every day at criminal court, have repeatedly called this strategy — diverting campaign headquarters to the bowels of the courthouse and hitting the pavement in the city — making lemonade out of lemons. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 May 2024 The vessels supplying blood to the intestines become narrowed through plaque buildup, and the bowels do not get the amount of oxygen needed. —

Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the bowels

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