the tube

Example Sentences

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With the pressure inside my throat from the tube and the pressure outside the windpipe from my thyroid, maybe there was some damage to the nerves.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

He has to travel across London, and the job has given him the confidence to take the tube on his own for the first time.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

This trapped air keeps water from filling the tube, which prevents it from becoming heavy and sinking.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026

Once the toothpaste is out of the tube, it’s very hard to get it back in,” Trennert wrote.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The space at the top of the tube has been expanded to include a bell, on the theory that if there was a vacuum no sound would be audible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton