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Example Sentences

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"He's tiny! It's blue!" one excited scientist was recorded as saying when she first caught sight of the cerulean cephalopod on footage transmitted from the sub.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The contract should say that as each phase of a project is completed, the sub who performed that work will provide a lien waiver to the owner, said Paioff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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

In the other five games I went in as a sub for either Victor or Maya in the second half.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor