stub

Example Sentences

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The following month, after a member of the congregation took up the position of treasurer, it was discovered the cheque stub for the £10,000 transaction bore the name Northern Ireland Organs Limited.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

Moreover, once the stub is there, it can be easily expanded by any Wikipedia user, whereas newbie editors have to go through procedural hoops to submit a new article for review.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2024

For example, personal information on a ticket stub could be replaced with illegible letters, or a private building exchanged for a fake building or other landscape features.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

The defendant or his sons signed 11 checks to Michael Cohen with a false stub notation, “Retainer.”

From Salon • May 24, 2024

We drank some of the rainwater and ate a stub of bread Mother had saved.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys