sub

Example Sentences

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To avoid paying twice—once to the sub and again to the contractor—get a release of claims and a lien waiver from the sub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Kempy convinced me to put Ricardo down as a sub, and not to have any contact with him until Monday, after the game.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A second Iranian warship took refuge in Sri Lanka's waters after the sub attack.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

All those moving parts for a player who only made it onto the park as a sub fielder while Australia were still mathematically alive, with Smith powerless to stop Sri Lanka and Pathum Nissanka's charge.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

"Not much hope of waking Lou. German destroyer sank his sub in 1941, off the Orkneys. She"—Joe nodded back at Mrs. Gretton—"never really got over it, poor love."

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell