sub

Example Sentences

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As well as the 35m-long sub, the security forces also seized six speedboats, seven outboard motors and dozens of barrels of fuel.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

“While the headline index is still at a level that historically has been consistent with weak sub 2% growth, growth has been stronger than implied by the index for the past three years.”

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

You can go maximalist — an Alison Roman–style ham party, complete with pickled vegetables, fancy mustard and crusty bread — or you can go blissfully minimal with a giant sub sliced into generous hunks.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

During climactic scenes he pumped thousands of gallons of fake blood through the sub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

They come to school long enough to infect the staff room, then go home sick when the sub shows up.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson