How to use "under" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "under" in popular movie and book plots

  • Then Barbara is depicted trapped under a tree, while the room around is in a chaotic state.  - Glen or Glenda
  • Georgia is under martial law, and life has taken on a new and more frightening tone.  - Gone with the Wind (novel)
  • Inside, the barrels of gunpowder were discovered hidden under piles of firewood and coal.  - Guy Fawkes
  • Sid uses the seventh spirit to bring Aki's infection back under control, reviving her.  - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  • While getting ready for bed, he hides the stolen book under his pillow.  - Fahrenheit 451
  • He settles himself under a couch.  - The Metamorphosis
  • Elizabeth characteristically delayed in acting on the matter and he was detained under house arrest for a short time.  - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
  • He takes Kid under his wing, brainwashing her to believe the real Serge (in Lynx's body) is her enemy.  - Chrono Cross
  • Over a month passes, and preparations for the summer clambake are under way ("June Is Bustin' Out All Over").  - Carousel (musical)
  • The General was supposed to bring his niece, Bertha Rheinfeldt, to visit the two, but the niece suddenly died under mysterious circumstances.  - Carmilla
  • However, the Drakh blackmail him into accepting a Drakh Keeper, under threat of the complete nuclear destruction of the planet.  - Babylon 5
  • In South America, Pamela Isley is working under dr Jason Woodrue, experimenting with the Venom drug.  - Batman & Robin (film)
  • The next morning, Barry, under disguise as the Chevalier, is escorted from Prussian territory by Captain Potzdorf and other Prussian officers.  - Barry Lyndon
  • Black militiamen under a white leader ransack the Cameron house; the Cameron women are rescued by Confederate soldiers who rout the militia.  - The Birth of a Nation
  • (“I've Got You to Lean On”) A mob quickly forms outside the hotel, and Hapgood and Fay, still disguised, take refuge under the rock.  - Anyone Can Whistle
  • The animals remain convinced that they are better off than they were under mr Jones.  - Animal Farm

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