going under

NOUN
  1. (of a ship) sinking
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How To Use going under In A Sentence

  • One of the saddest chapters in the history of industrial Rochdale has taken place with the assets of an engineering company going under the auctioneer's hammer.
  • All sold to the highest bidder to keep the skint club from going under. The Sun
  • Unless perhaps you were a copper going undercover.
  • New Delhi PTI: In an embarrassing revelation, the under-7 girls' national champion -- along with five others -- has been found over-age in the ongoing under-9 National Chess Competition here. Archive 2008-05-01
  • George struggled wildly, going under and resurfacing at regular intervals.
  • Last November the Center for Responsive Politics and OMBWatch reported that 1,418 lobbyists "deregistered" during the second quarter of 2009, a huge spike in numbers and an unintended consequence of President Obama's anti-lobbyist policies and rhetoric -- lobbying going underground. Obama's Anti-Lobbyist Policies Not Pushing Lobbying Underground After All: Report
  • His government is an uneasy coalition of ten parties, going under the title " Alliance for Change".
  • The cheapest lot going under the hammer is an earthenware jardinière made in Staffordshire, which is expected to fetch up to £60.
  • Some health chiefs ban overweight patients going under the knife until they have slimmed. The Sun
  • Dog wardens are going undercover to catch owners who don't clean up after their pets.
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