dummy

Example Sentences

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"Dummy, he is a barista," she informed me.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2023

Dummy rounds typically rattle when shaken — the sound of a BB inside — and have a dimpled base or other possible markings.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

He told Dummy magazine: "I just feel like I have to give back".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2022

His company “PDQ Arm & Prop, LLC provided the guns, Blanks and a portion of Dummy Rounds to Rust. Consistent with the safe industry standards, PDQ did not provide Live Ammunition to Rust.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Dummy positions, wooden frames covered by sand and rock, were constructed to draw American fire.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac